W.R.

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner W.R. (Father) seeks extraordinary writ relief (Welf. & Inst. Code,

§ 366.26,1 subd. (l); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452) from the juvenile court’s order made

at a section 366.3 permanency planning review hearing terminating Father’s reunification

services, denying return of his now two-year-old son L.O to his care, and setting a

selection and implementation hearing (§ 366.26).2 He contends substantial evidence does

not support the juvenile court’s finding that the return of his child to his custody would

create a substantial risk of detriment to L.O.’s physical or emotional well-being. He

further argues the juvenile court erred in ruling out the paternal grandmother (PGM) for

placement. We do not find Father’s contentions meritorious, and we accordingly deny

the petition.

II

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In March 2019, San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS)

received a referral for general neglect of L.O. after then 15-year-old Mother, a San

Bernardino County dependent minor, was picked up in San Diego by a trafficking

1All future statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise stated.

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