Desiree W. v. Super. Ct.
In this juvenile dependency case (Welf. & Inst. Code, 300 et seq.),[1]Desiree W., the mother of the dependent minor child S.H. (Mother and S., respectively), has filed a petition for extraordinary writ for relief from an order that set a section 366.26 hearing to determine a permanent plan for S. Mother contends the trial court erred when it found that she was provided with reasonable family reunification services and further found that she was not in substantial compliance with her case plan.
Real party in interest, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department), has filed a motion to have Mothers petition for extraordinary writ dismissed on the ground that Mothers notice of intent to file such petition was not timely filed. Although her notice of intent was filed only one day late, the time requirement for filing such notices is mandatory unless there is a showing of exceptional good cause for not complying with that time requirement. Mother has not made such a showing and therefore Court dismiss her petition.
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