In re R.B.
Filed 2/2/06 In re R.B. CA4/2




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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA







FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT







DIVISION TWO








In re R.B., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.L.,

Defendant and Appellant.
E038834

(Super.Ct.No. J107412)

OPINION


APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Robert M. Padia, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Affirmed.

Michael D. Randall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, and Carole A. Nunes Fong, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Konrad S. Lee, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.

C.L. (hereafter mother), the mother of R.B. (hereafter child), appeals from an order of the dependency court terminating her parental rights. On appeal she contends that the court erred in denying her changed circumstances petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, section 388,[1] and in finding that the exception to adoption contained in section 366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(A) did not apply. We find no error and affirm.[2]

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The child is presently five years old. On October 18, 2003, a maternal cousin observed two circular burns on the child's leg. The child stated that, â€