California Court of Appeal

Order denying minor child J.P.'s request for a hearing to suspend visitation with her father and/or termination his reunification services under section 388(a) and 388(c) of the Welfare and Institutions Code is affirmed, where: 1) it is not required to hold a six-month review hearing to determine whether reasonable services have been offered or provided to a parent before holding a hearing on a petition to terminate reunification services under section 388(c); and 2) though J.P.'s petition stated a prima facie case, reversal is not necessary to avoid a miscarriage of justice as any error in not granting a hearing on the section 388 petition is harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/26/2014
• Published 08/26/2014

Judges

• Huffman

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel