K.S. v. Superior Court CA1/4
The Contra Costa County Children and Family Services Bureau (Bureau) filed a juvenile dependency petition on behalf of Y.G. (Child), then almost one-and-a-half years old, and detained him in January 2016. Mother subsequently pled no contest to allegations she (1) failed to protect Child by leaving him with an inappropriate caregiver, and (2) had a mental health diagnosis requiring continued treatment. On May 30, 2017, at the conclusion of a contested combined six- and twelve-month review hearing, the juvenile court set a section 366.26 hearing for September 28, 2017, and terminated reunification services.
Mother contends there was insufficient evidence supporting the juvenile court’s conclusions that (1) she was offered reasonable reunification services, and (2) there was not a substantial probability Child would be safely returned to her home if the juvenile court extended Mother’s services for almost two more months, to an 18-month review hearing.
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