T.N. v. Superior Court CA5

Filed 11/6/25 T.N. v. Superior Court CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

T.N., F090285 Petitioner, (Super. Ct. No. JD145869-00) v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF KERN COUNTY, OPINION Respondent;

KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest.

THE COURT* ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for extraordinary writ review. Christie Canales Norris, Judge. Law Office of Michelle R. Trujillo and Michelle R. Trujillo, for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent.

* Before Hill, P. J., Levy, J. and Fain, J.† † Judge of the Fresno Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

Kendra L. Graham, Interim County Counsel, and Raymond J. Aubele, Jr., Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest. -ooOoo- T.N. (mother), through counsel, seeks an extraordinary writ (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452)1 from the juvenile court’s order issued at a combined six- and 12-month review hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21, subds. (e) & (f))2 terminating her reunification services and setting a section 366.26 hearing for December 12, 2025, as to her now one-year-old son, Sebastian C. (the child). In her petition, mother contends the court erred when it denied her request for continued family reunification services. Mother also requests a stay of the pending section 366.26 hearing. We disagree and affirm. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY Initial Removal In May 2024, the child was taken into protective custody shortly after his birth by the Kern County Department of Human Services (department). The department filed an original petition alleging the child was described by section 300, subdivision (j). The petition alleged the child’s sibling, J.G., previously suffered severe dehydration due to mother’s neglect in February 2022. The petition further alleged the child would be similarly abused or neglected. Mother’s parental rights for the sibling were terminated, and the sibling’s adoption was finalized. On May 20, 2024, the juvenile court ordered the child detained, and it set a jurisdiction and disposition hearing for July 15, 2024.