N.H. v. Superior Court
R., a child fathered by appellant N.H. (Father), is one of two siblings who were the subject of a July 2010 dependency petition, alleging neglect due to their mother’s drug abuse. (Welf. & Inst. Code,[2] § 300, subds. (b) & (g).) R. was found to be a dependent of the court, and her mother’s parental rights were terminated by order of April 22, 2011. Father’s whereabouts were initially unknown, but in August 2011, he was located overseas by the Solano County Health and Social Services Department (Agency) and granted six months of reunification services by the court. After a status hearing at which Father was present and testified, the juvenile court issued a detailed written order finding the services provided to Father were reasonable, denying him additional services, concluding R.’s return to Father would be detrimental to her, and scheduling a permanency planning hearing pursuant to section 366.26.
On April 8, 2013, Father filed a petition for an extraordinary writ in this court seeking an order directing the juvenile court to vacate its order and restore reunification services. Father contends the juvenile court abused its discretion in finding he was provided reasonable reunification services and in terminating those services after six months. The factual circumstances underlying Father’s claims of error are known to the parties and are summarized in Father’s “Points and Authorities in Support of Petition for Writ and Stay of Proceedings.â€
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