In re M.L.
Filed 1/18/07 In re M.L. CA3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Sacramento)
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In re M. L., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHELLE L., Defendant and Appellant. | C052834 (Super. Ct. No. JD221208) |
Michelle L. (appellant), the mother of M. L. (the minor), appeals from an order of the juvenile court terminating appellant's parental rights.
Appellant contends the juvenile court committed reversible error in failing to apply a statutory exception to termination of parental rights based on her regular visitation and a beneficial relationship with the minor. Appellant also claims the juvenile court's order terminating her parental rights must be reversed because the finding by that court that it was likely the minor would be adopted was not supported by substantial evidence. Disagreeing with those contentions, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On September 27, 2004, Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services (Department) filed an original juvenile dependency petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code[1] section 300 on behalf of the five-year-old minor. That petition alleged appellant had a substance abuse problem that rendered her incapable of providing adequate care for the minor. The juvenile court sustained the petition as amended, adjudged the minor a dependent child, and ordered removal of the minor from parental custody.
A May 2005 report noted the minor appeared to be meeting â€
