In re N.Z. CA2/3
Mother M.Z. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 and setting adoption as the permanent plan for her 11-year-old son, N.Z. (minor). Mother challenges the court’s finding that the beneficial parent child relationship bar to adoption (§ 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(B)(i)) does not apply. The court determined that although mother consistently visited the minor during the four years of the dependency proceedings and the two have a strong bond, the benefit of maintaining the parent child bond does not outweigh the benefits adoption would provide the minor in this case. That finding, which rests not only upon the written reports from the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) but also upon testimony by mother and the minor, is supported by substantial evidence. Accordingly, we affirm.
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