K.B.
K.B. v. Superior Court CA2/5
Opinion
Opinion
Kim, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
K.B. (mother)1 has filed a petition for extraordinary relief, arguing that the juvenile court violated her due process rights by bypassing reunification services for her one-year-old child, Kristopher, in the absence of a bypass recommendation by the Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) or any notice that a bypass provision might be invoked. Even if the decision was not a violation of her due process rights, she further argues, it was nonetheless not supported by substantial evidence. Finally, she argues the court relied on a legally inapplicable provision as the basis for its order denying reunification services as to seven-year old Ka. and six-year old Ke. We deny the petition.
II. BACKGROUND
A. Initial Jurisdiction over Ka. and Ke.
On March 13, 2018, the juvenile court sustained an amended petition which alleged that the parents’ domestic violence and alcohol abuse endangered Ka. and Ke.’s safety. The
The children’s father, K.C., is not a party to this writ proceeding.
2 court declared Ka. and Ke. dependents, removed them from parental custody, and ordered them suitably placed. The court ordered the Department to provide…