In re Christopher S.
Filed 7/6/06 In re Christopher S. CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
| In re CHRISTOPHER S. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
| RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KIMBERLY R., Defendant and Appellant. | E039125 (Super.Ct.No. INJ015789) OPINION |
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Timothy Heaslet, Judge. Affirmed.
Janette Freeman Cochran, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, and Anna M. Deckert, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Jacquelyn E. Gentry, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minors.
INTRODUCTION
Kimberly R. (mother) appeals the juvenile court's order under Welfare and Institutions Code[1] section 366.26, terminating her parental rights as to her three-year-old son, Jonathan R., and selecting adoption as his permanent plan, and selecting legal guardianship as the permanent plan for her nine-year-old son, Christopher S. She contends she was denied the effective assistance of counsel in that her attorney did not, at the permanency hearing, function as an advocate on her behalf. She also contends that the court erred in not applying the so-called â€
