In re M.M.
Mother appeals from the orders made July 14, 2006, terminating parental rights to the children under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. Mother never visited the children or attended the proceedings. She contends the prior orders denying reunification services and referring the matter for a hearing under section 366.26 ("referral orders") must be reversed, because substantial evidence does not support the finding under section 361.5, subdivision (b)(10) that mother previously failed to reunify with a sibling of the children and subsequently did not make reasonable efforts to rehabilitate herself. Mother argues this court has jurisdiction to review the referral orders even though she failed to file a petition for extraordinary writ under former rule 38.1 of the California Rules of Court(renumbered rule 8.452 effective January 1, 2007), because she did not receive notice of her right to file a writ petition. Mother further contends the dependency court prejudicially erred in terminating parental rights, because notice of the continuance of the parental rights termination hearing was not proper and the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (the ICWA) (92 Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. SS 1901-1963) was not complied with. Court hold that notice of the right to file a writ petition was properly provided and the referral orders are not reviewable in this appeal. Court also hold that failure to comply with the statutory notice procedure was nonprejudicial in this case, and the dependency court complied with the ICWA. Accordingly, the orders are affirmed.
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