CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Periodic Review Hearings
.........Appellate Review
10 Cards On This Topic:
  • Order setting S&I hearing not appealable unless writ filed in timely manner.
  • Juvenile ct.'s reasonable services finding in 6-mo. review hearing was adverse to F's parental interest in reunification — the finding and order were therefore appealable under W&IC 395.
  • C's habeas petition denied as moot and Agency's motion to dismiss for untimely filing of appeal denied where C's notice of appeal timely filed.
  • Minor's appeal of extension of reunification services for 10 weeks moot where services still rendered 8 mos later and Court could not rescind services already received by parents.
  • Fact that parent continues to deny molestation allegations and hasn’t "internalized" parenting lessons doesn’t support finding of detriment.
  • Appeal from order at 18-month review hearing setting W&IC 366.26 hearing only available if petition for extraordinary writ filed and summarily denied or otherwise not decided on merits.
  • 1st Dist. calls on Legislature to authorize appellate review of 6-mo. dependency review hearing by writ petition rather than appeal.
  • Attack on parental termination order under former Welf. & Inst. Code section 366.25 by writ and not appeal.
  • Parent may not appeal from reunification orders after order terminating parental rights.
  • Mother waived on appeal right to assert error in setting W&IC 366.26 hearing after finding reasonable reunification efforts not made. [Old rules.]