In re Ebony B. CA2/7
Opinion
Opinion
Segal, J.
INTRODUCTION
Eighteen months after declaring Ebony B. and Nila B. dependent children of the juvenile court, the court terminated family reunification services for their mother, Rosa H. Prior to the selection and implementation hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26,1 Rosa filed a petition under section 388 for an order returning Ebony and Nila to her care or, in the alternative, reinstating family reunification services. Rosa appeals from the order denying her petition. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. The Court Declares Ebony and Nila Dependent Children of the Court and Removes Them from Rosa On January 7, 2019 the Department received a referral alleging Rosa had hit Ebony’s and Nila’s father, Dylan B. At the time, Ebony was two years old and Nila was 10 months old. A social worker interviewed Dylan, who stated Rosa threw a hard object that hit him in the back of the head. Dylan said Rosa then began to punch him. The next day the Department received a referral stating that someone found Ebony and Nila crying and unattended in a stroller at a bus stop near a busy intersection. Eventually, Dylan