K.B. and D.N. v. Superior Court
K.B. (Mother) and D.N. (Father) seek extraordinary relief from orders of the Contra Costa County Superior Court, Juvenile Division, entered November 1, 2012, which terminated their reunification services after a 12-month permanency hearing (see § 366.21, subd. (f)),[1] and which set a hearing under section 366.26 to select a permanent plan for their daughter A.N. (born Aug. 2009). Mother and Father both contend the juvenile court erred in finding that the return of the minor to their care would create a substantial risk of detriment to the child’s safety, protection, or physical or emotional well-being. (See § 366.21, subd. (f).) Father also suggests the court abused its discretion by failing to continue services under a family maintenance plan, given his substantial progress with his case plan. (See § 366.21, subd. (f).) We conclude substantial evidence supports the challenged finding, and find no abuse of discretion in the court’s failure to continue services, whether under a plan of reunification or family maintenance. Accordingly we deny on the merits Mother’s and Father’s writ petitions.[2]
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