Susan M. v. Sup. Ct

Filed 5/18/06  Susan M. v. Sup. Ct. CA2/5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

            Petition for extraordinary writ.  (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 38.1.)  Marilyn M. Mackel, Temporary Judge.  (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, §  21.)  Petition denied.

            Demetria L. Graves for Petitioner.

            No appearance for Respondent.

            Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and O. Raquel Ramirez, Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest.

            Children's Law Center of Los Angeles--CLC 1, David Estep and Dwana Willis, for minor Joy M.

            Susan M., the mother of Joy M., challenges the respondent court's order setting the underlying dependency proceeding for a parental rights termination hearing.  (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)^[1]  The mother  challenges the adequacy of services and substantial risk of detriment findings.  We find the mother forfeited her right to assert these issues by agreeing to the respondent court's indicated ruling.

            Prior to what was to be a contested section 366.22 eighteen-month hearing on February 17, 2006, the respondent court issued the following â€