In re A.P.
This dependency appeal follows termination of parental rights after a court-ordered case plan, where the mother’s effort at compliance with the case plan was both too little and too late.
Defendant appeals the orders terminating parental rights as to her children, and denying her petition for modification to obtain custody of her children and reinstatement of family reunification services or, alternatively, to obtain weekend overnight visits with the goal of regaining custody. Contrary to defendant’s contentions: (1) the juvenile court did not abuse its broad discretion in denying the petition for modification, as there was insufficient evidence of alleged changed circumstances; and (2) substantial evidence supports the juvenile court’s termination of parental rights and the inapplicability of the statutory exception based on purported benefit to the children in maintaining the parent-child relationship and supposed regular visitation by the mother.
Court affirmed the orders under review.
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