Public Social Services v. Lisa H.

A mother purports to appeal from findings and orders made at hearings conducted pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 366.21 and 366.26. 1 Finding that none of the challenged findings and orders are properly before us in this proceeding, we dismiss the appeal.

Procedural Background

On July 18, 1989, the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services filed a petition alleging that Shaqueya H. (bom July 29, 1984) and Ricky H. (born Sept. 9,1986) came within section 300, subdivisions (b), (d), and (g). (This petition amended and superseded a prior petition filed May 3, 1989.) At a joint jurisdiction and disposition hearing conducted on October 10, 1989, the juvenile court found the allegations to be tme, and adjudged the minors to be dependent children of the court. The minors were placed in foster care, and the mother was ordered to complete a reunification plan, including visitation.

A six-month review hearing pursuant to section 366.21, subdivision (e), was conducted on May 17, 1990, at which the dependency finding and the placement in foster care were continued. A 12-month review hearing pursuant to section 366.21, subdivision (f), originally set…