In re S.W. CA3

DISCUSSION

Mother contends the juvenile court’s finding that the minors are adoptable is not supported by substantial evidence. We reject her contention.

2 “A finding of adoptability requires ‘clear and convincing evidence of the likelihood that adoption will be realized within a reasonable time.’ (In re Zeth S. [2003] 31 Cal.4th [396,] 406.)” (In re Valerie W. (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 1, 13.) “The question of adoptability usually focuses on whether the child’s age, physical condition[,] and emotional health make it difficult to find a person willing to adopt that child.” (In re B.D. (2008) 159 Cal.App.4th 1218, 1231.) It is not necessary that the child already be placed in a preadoptive home, or that a proposed adoptive parent be waiting, to find a child adoptable, but the fact that a prospective adoptive family is willing to adopt the minor is evidence that the minor is likely to be adopted by that family or some other family in a reasonable time. (In re Brian P. (2002) 99 Cal.App.4th 616, 624; In re Lukas B. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1145, 1154.) It is evidence that the minor’s age, physical condition, mental state, and other matters relating to the child are not likely to dissuade…