In re Brandon Z.
Rachel Z. (mother) appeals from an order of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code[1]section 366.26 terminating her parental rights to her son, Brandon Z. Mother contends the juvenile court erred in assuming jurisdiction over Brandon because the petition filed by the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (Department) failed to state a cause of action and her attorney provided ineffective assistance by failing to challenge the sufficiency of the petition in juvenile court. In addition, Brandons paternal grandmother, L.B., (grandmother) appeals from an order of the juvenile court denying her petition under section 388. Specifically, grandmother contends the juvenile court abused its discretion in failing to consider information it had previously ordered, and her petition made the requisite showing; thus, the juvenile court erred in failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing. Counsel for minor has submitted a letter brief joining in the position of the Department urging us to affirm the orders appealed from. Court find no error, and Court affirm.
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