In re Teresa N.
A.N. appeals an order denying his motion for a continuance of the Welfare and Institutions Code[1] section 366.26 hearing concerning his daughter, Teresa N., and the order terminating his parental rights to Teresa. He contends the court abused its discretion by denying his request for a continuance and by not hearing his oral section 388 motion.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In June 2011, nine-month-old Teresa was placed in protective custody when her parents, A.N. and T.F., violated a mutual restraining order that had been put into place after a domestic violence incident in March. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) petitioned on Teresa's behalf under section 300, subdivision (a), alleging she was at substantial risk of serious physical harm from domestic violence. The court named A.N. as Teresa's presumed father and ordered Teresa detained.
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