In re C.G.
Filed 3/29/06 In re C.G. CA2/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| In re C.J.G., A Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | B185578 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK45639) |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. C.S., Defendant and Appellant. |
Appeal from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Steven L. Berman, Referee. Affirmed.
Jill Regal, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and Liana Serobian, Associate County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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INTRODUCTION
C.S. appeals from the orders of the juvenile court that terminated her parental rights to C.J.G. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)[1] She contends the juvenile court erred in summarily denying her petition for modification without a hearing and in declining to apply the exception to adoption found in section 366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(A). We affirm the orders.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
1. Factual predicate.
The Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) detained then 17-month old C.J. after Jasmine, a two-year‑old foster child in the custody of C.J.'s parents, was diagnosed as brain dead as the result of having been violently shaken by C.J.'s father, M.G.[2] The child also had bruises and old scars on her back, chest, and buttocks. C. admitted to previously observing M.G. â€
