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I. INTRODUCTION

R.V., the presumed father (father) of six children ages one to eight years old (the children)1 filed an extraordinary writ petition pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.452.2 He challenges an April 29, 2015, dispositional order that terminated reunification services and set a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.263 permanency planning hearing (setting order) for the six children. He contends that there were various errors in the proceedings that warrant vacating the setting order. We conclude otherwise and accordingly deny the petition.

1 There were four children, three daughters and one son, in the family when the dependency proceedings began in 2012. Two more children were born to the parents after the proceedings began. When used herein, the term “children” refers to the children who were in existence at the time of the events being described. 2 All further references to rules are to the California Rules of Court. 3 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless stated otherwise. 4 Petitioner filed a motion on August 3, 2015--after briefing was complete and the day prior to scheduled argument--to augment the…