In re D.C. CA4/1

I.

INTRODUCTION

D.C. (Mother) appeals an order under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section

366.26 selecting adoption as the permanent plan for her daughter D.C. and terminating

her parental rights.2 Mother also appeals an order denying her petition under section 388

seeking either the return of D.C. to her custody or a permanent plan of legal guardianship.

Mother contends that (1) the court should have granted her section 388 petition because

the evidence showed that her circumstances had changed and that it would be in D.C.'s

best interests to grant the petition; and (2) the court erred in finding that there was not a

beneficial parent-child relationship between her and D.C. within the meaning of section

366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(B)(i) that precluded the termination of her parental rights. We

affirm both orders.

All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise specified.

To avoid confusion, we refer to appellant as "Mother" because she has the same initials as her daughter, D.C.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In April 2012, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the

Agency) filed a…