M.O.

*147 Opinion

Defendant and appellant M.O. (mother) has unresolved mental health issues that led to the court finding jurisdiction over her 12-year-old daughter, A.O., under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b) 1 and removing her from mother’s care. At the six-month review hearing, the court found that returning A.O. to mother would be detrimental to A.O. and that the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) had provided adequate reunification services. At the 12-month review hearing, the court terminated reunification services and ordered that A.O. be placed in a planned permanent living arrangement.

Mother appeals the orders from the six- and 12-month review hearings and, citing the court’s failure to advise her of her right to appeal after the disposition hearing, she also appeals the jurisdictional findings and dispositional order. We affirm jurisdiction and disposition but reverse the court’s findings at the six- and 12-month review hearings that DPSS had provided reasonable reunification services.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND*

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ANALYSIS

1. The Merits of Jurisdiction and Disposition Should Be Addressed

Mother argues…