Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services v. Sandra N.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Ashby, J.
Appellant Sandra N., the mother of the minors Twighla T. and Arthur T., appeals from the juvenile court’s April 22, 1991 order which granted legal guardianship over the minors to a paternal aunt, Geraldine M. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3.) On November 15, 1991, appellant also filed a petition for writ of mandate by which she seeks to review the prior order of July 19, 1990, made at a permanency planning hearing, authorizing the department of children’s services to initiate the guardianship proceedings. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.25, subd. (d)(2).) We ordered that the writ petition be considered concurrently with the appeal.
We affirm the granting of the guardianship. We deny the writ petition as untimely filed.
*802 Background
In 1988 the minors were declared dependent children of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 and their custody was removed from appellant. Appellant moved to Las Vegas; Arthur’s father was incarcerated in state prison; and Twighla’s father was not involved in seeking family reunification. The minors were suitably placed with Geraldine M., who is the sister of Arthur’s father.