In re Joyce R.
Appellant Josephine D. (Mother) appeals from an August 22, 2011 order of the juvenile court sustaining in part a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, removing her daughter, Joyce, from her custody, and providing for monitored visitation. (All undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.) Mother contends that these orders are void because substantial evidence does not support the order sustaining the petition, and that the juvenile court abused its discretion by denying her request to represent herself.
The juvenile court terminated dependency jurisdiction on February 24, 2012, after Joyce had reached the age of 18 on September 24, 2011. Mother therefore has no further right to custody or other right to relief from the juvenile court with respect to Joyce. Because Mother contends that the court’s jurisdictional determination resulted in orders that may adversely affect her in the future, however, we decline to dismiss the appeal as moot.
On the merits of Mother’s appeal, we conclude that the challenged orders are supported by substantial evidence, we find no abuse of discretion in the denial of Mother’s self-representation request, and we therefore affirm the challenged jurisdictional determination.
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