D.T.

INTRODUCTION

The minor M.I. was made a dependent of the juvenile court. His mother, D.T. (mother) received 18 months of reunification services, but failed to reunify with him. The juvenile court selected long-term foster care as M.I.’s permanent plan. At a subsequent status review hearing, the Contra Costa County Children and Family Services Bureau (the Bureau) recommended a new permanent plan selection hearing to consider legal guardianship as M.I.’s permanent plan. Mother objected and requested a contested hearing. At the hearing, through counsel, she made an oral motion pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 to change the court’s prior order terminating

1 All further unspecified statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

1 reunification services and to reinstate services for six more months. The juvenile court denied the section 388 motion and set a section 366.26 hearing. Mother seeks extraordinary relief from these orders. She contends the juvenile court abused its discretion in denying her section 388 petition because she established both changed circumstances and that granting her additional services would be in M.I.’s best interest.…