In re J.L.

Filed 6/12/06 In re J.L. CA2/7

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Stephen Marpet, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed.

Kate M. Chandler, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objector and Appellant.

Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and Liana Serobian, Associate County Counsel for Respondent.

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A mother appeals from a judgment terminating her parental rights and freeing her daughter for adoption. She contends substantial evidence does not support the juvenile court's finding she was provided reasonable reunification services. She also claims the court erred in denying her request for a contested hearing at the selection and implementation hearing. She claims her offer of proof was more than sufficient to demonstrate a hearing was required to show her bond with her daughter, to refute conflicting evidence in the reports prepared for the hearing, and to demonstrate new evidence and changed circumstances warranted a change in the court's orders. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

On November 17, 2004 officers patrolling an area of La Puente checked the residence of an elderly gentleman known to the officers. They saw piles of trash and household items stacked at an open backyard gate. The officers noticed a back window to the kitchen was open and decided to give the house a closer inspection.

An officer shined a flashlight into the house and saw then two-year-old J. walking in a hallway. The officer asked â€