R.V. v. Super. Ct.
R.V. (Father) is the father of D.V., who was detained as a newborn in September 2011, and later declared a dependent child. Father asks this Court to issue a writ directing the juvenile court to: (1) vacate its May 29, 2012, order setting a selection and implementation hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 266.26;[1] and (2) hold a hearing on the issue of preferential relative placement of D.V. with Father’s mother. Specifically, Father contends the juvenile court erred at the six-month review hearing when it: (1) failed to allow Father a meaningful opportunity to be heard on whether Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) had properly evaluated his mother’s home for preferential relative placement; and (2) failed to perform its duty to determine whether preferential relative placement was appropriate under section 361. As discussed post, we deny the writ petition.
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