Alma G. v. Superior Court CA4/3
Alma G., the mother of minors Juan Pablo C. and Mariela Ruby C., has petitioned for reversal of an order of the juvenile court terminating her reunification services. Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) obtained custody of Juan and Ruby after Alma left their younger sister alone in the bathtub. The sister drowned.
The juvenile court terminated Alma’s services at a point just shy of the 24-month maximum allowed by the Welfare and Institutions Code for dependent children. Alma then petitioned this court to challenge the order, but the notice of intent to file a petition was filed late. Since Alma was unable to present facts amounting to an exceptional showing of good cause for this tardiness, we must dismiss the petition. But even if we had reviewed the petition on the merits, Alma would have come up short.
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