Alice A. v. Superior Court
Filed 5/23/06 Alice A. v. Superior Court CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
ALICE A., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Respondent; RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Real Party in Interest. | E040007 (Super.Ct.Nos. RIJ103597, RIJ110349) OPINION |
ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for extraordinary writ. Becky Dugan, Judge. Petition denied.
David Goldstein for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
No appearance for Real Party in Interest.
Petitioner Alice A. (Mother) is the mother of 8-year-old Jacob S. Mother filed this writ petition pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 38.1 challenging an order setting a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26[1] permanency planning hearing as to the child. Mother contends that she was not provided with reasonable reunification services. For the reasons provided below, we reject Mother's challenge and deny her petition.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On January 11, 2002, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) received a referral of general neglect concerning Mother's two children, then six‑ year-old E.S.[2] and then four-year-old Jacob S. The allegations stated that Mother had reported that her daughter E.S. had been molested by a caretaker's boyfriend, that she had allowed different men to come in and out of her home, and that the home was dirty.
The social worker attempted to visit the home on January 17 and 23, 2002, but there was no response. On February 7, 2002, the social worker made an unannounced visit to Mother's apartment at 10:30 a.m., and an unknown male answered the door. After the male woke Mother up, the social worker discussed the allegations with Mother. Mother admitted that her daughter had claimed to have been molested by a caretaker's boyfriend and further disclosed that E.S. had been molested by Mother's 14‑ year-old nephew. The apartment was filthy, with debris all over the floor. Jacob was found sleeping in his bedroom â€
