Larry S. v. Superior Court
Filed 5/19/06 Larry S. v. Superior Court CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
LARRY S., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Respondent; SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Real Party in Interest. | E039989 (Super. Ct. No. RIJ108097) OPINION |
ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for extraordinary writ. Becky Dugan, Judge. Petition denied.
David A. Goldstein for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, and Julie Koons Jarvi, Deputy County Counsel for Real Party in Interest.
No appearance for Minor.
In a petition for extraordinary writ relief under California Rules of Court, rule 38.1, subdivision (a), Larry S. (father) challenges the juvenile court's order terminating reunification services and setting the Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26[1] hearing. Father argues that both he and mother substantially complied with the reunification plan, and that the juvenile court improperly considered the de facto parent's bond with the minor in reaching its decision to terminate services. We reject petitioner's arguments and conclude that substantial evidence supports the juvenile court's findings. Accordingly, we deny the petition.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Minor Issac S. (minor) was taken into protective custody shortly after his birth in June 2004, when both he and mother tested positive for methamphetamines. In addition, mother did not have stable housing and she had been a victim of domestic violence perpetrated by father. Mother previously had two other children removed from her care and her parental rights were later terminated. She admitted to the social worker from the Department of Public Social Services (department) that â€
