Saul Z. v. Superior Court CA5

DISCUSSION

The purpose of writ proceedings, such as this, is to facilitate prompt review of a juvenile court’s order setting a section 366.26 hearing to select and implement a permanent plan for a dependent child. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.450(a).) A court’s decision is presumed correct. (Denham v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 557, 564.) It is up to a petitioner to raise specific issues and substantively address them. (§ 366.26, subd. (l).) This court will not independently review the record for possible error. (In re Sade C. (1996) 13 Cal.4th 952, 994.) In his form petition for extraordinary writ, father check marked the boxes requesting the court to vacate the order designating a specific placement after termination of parental rights under section 366.28, requesting the juvenile court order reunification

3 services for father, and requesting the court place the minors Alexis and Araceli with the paternal grandfather until father’s compliance with his case plan. Father, however, makes no specific claim of judicial error. The parents’ rights have not yet been terminated and the paternal grandfather is being evaluated for permanent placement. Even if we assume from his…