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Facts” set forth in the Department’s “Response to Petition for Extraordinary Writ” filed in this matter on October 30, 2014, we describe only the background necessary to frame our subsequent discussion. 4 The six-month review hearing must be held six months after the initial dispositional hearing but no later than 12 months after the minor entered foster care (§ 366.21, subd. (e)); “. . . a child shall be deemed to have entered foster care on the earlier of the date of the jurisdictional hearing held pursuant to Section 356 or the date that is 60 days after the date on which the child was initially removed from the physical custody of his or her parent or guardian” (§ 361.49).)

2 address the problems. Indeed, at the six-month stage, the Department recommended termination of services because mother had continued to abuse drugs, failed to address her mental health needs, and had “yet to participate in a parenting program and continues to struggle managing her own resources and needs.” Mother continued to use drugs into 2014 and tested positive for both marijuana and methamphetamine on January 31 and March 4, 2014. However, the contested six-month review hearing was not held until…