In Re Cody S.

56 Cal.App.4th 230 (1997) In re CODY S., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

RHONDA P., Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. B105664. Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

June 18, 1997. [231] COUNSEL

Jane Winer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

De Witt W. Clinton, County Counsel, Auxiliary Legal Services, Holly R. Bryan and Kim D. Kedeshian for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

EPSTEIN, Acting P.J.

In this appeal, mother Rhonda P. challenges the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights. Her sole contention on appeal is that the court was not provided with adequate information and hence was unable to consider the minor's wishes regarding placement. We conclude that the department of children and family services (DCFS) provided sufficient information and affirm the order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

Appellant is the mother of Cody S., born February 1, 1992. When Cody was two years old, he witnessed his father's murder. On February 16, 1995, Cody was declared a dependent child (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (b) and (j); all undesignated statutory references are to this code) based on sustained allegations that his home was in a filthy and unsanitary condition, and that his brother was a dependent child suitably placed in foster care. Appellant was ordered to participate in parenting and grief counseling, and conjoint counseling with Cody.

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