In re T.C.
Filed 7/25/06 In re T.C. CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
| In re T.C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
| RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ELIZABETH S., Defendant and Appellant. | E039439 (Super. Ct. No. RIJ106417) OPINION |
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Becky Dugan, Judge. Affirmed.
Michael D. Randall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, and Julie Koons Jarvi, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Jennifer Mack for Minor.
Appellant Elizabeth S. (mother) appeals from a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26[1] order terminating her parental rights to her daughter, T.C. (born in April 2003) (the child). Mother argues that the order should be reversed because: 1) the juvenile court abused its discretion in denying her section 388 petition; 2) there was insufficient evidence to support the court's finding that the child was likely to be adopted; and 3) the beneficial parental relationship exception (§ 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(A)) applied. We disagree and affirm the order.[2]
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The child came to the attention of the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) on August 1, 2003. Mother, who was 17 years old at the time, was arguing with the child's father (father).[3] Mother took the child outside in a car seat and stroller. Mother had a large knife tucked in the child's car seat. She picked up the child, placed her in the street, and then yelled at father, â€
