In re Thurman R.

Filed 7/17/06 In re Thurman R. CA2/4

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Robin Kesler, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed.

Konrad S. Lee, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and Judith A. Luby, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Thurman R., Sr., the father of Thurman R., Jr., appeals from an order of the juvenile court placing his minor son in long-term foster care. He contends that automatic reversal is warranted because notice of the hearing resulting in the order contained the wrong address for the court where the hearing was conducted. We conclude that the error was harmless, under the circumstances, and we affirm.

FACTS

In July 2003, based on allegations and a no contest plea by appellant that he used inappropriate physical discipline on his 14-year-old son, the juvenile court exercised jurisdiction over Thurman R., Jr. Thereafter, reunification services were provided over an 18-month period which included visitation and individual and conjoint counseling.

An 18-month permanency review hearing was scheduled for February 3, 2005. The report prepared for that hearing indicates that father quit conjoint counseling after participating in six sessions, and he refused to discuss the issue with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) social worker. Although he said he did not want to visit his son until conjoint counseling began, â€