In re Ashanti A.
Appellant Co.C. (Mother) has three children subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court: Ashanti (born in June 2002), C. (born in Aug. 2003) and S. (born in April 2006). Each child has a different father, none of whom is party to this appeal.
Mother’s appeal arises from the contested 12-month review hearing. At the hearing, the juvenile court found that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) had provided her with reasonable reunification services and that she had made significant progress in complying with the case plan. The court ordered Department to continue to provide reunification services and granted Department (which had conceded that it was responsible for Mother missing visits with her children) discretion to liberalize Mother’s visitation with her children.
In this appeal, Mother contests the trial court’s finding that Department had provided reasonable services to her. Relying upon Melinda K. v. Superior Court (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 1147 (Melinda K.)—an opinion from our colleagues in Division Two—we dismiss the appeal. We conclude that the finding does not constitute an appealable order because, notwithstanding Mother’s disagreement with it, she has suffered no adverse consequence as a result of it.
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