In Re Juan H.

11 Cal.App.4th 169 (1992) 13 Cal. Rptr.2d 716 In re JUAN H., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

MERCED COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOSEPHINE G., Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. F017016. Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

November 25, 1992. [170] COUNSEL

Francia M. Welker, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Dennis L. Myers, County Counsel, and James B. Tarhalla, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Donna L. Hall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.

[Opinion certified for partial publication.[†]]

OPINION

VARTABEDIAN, J.

Josephine G. appeals from the order terminating her parental rights and ordering a permanent plan of adoption for her son, Juan H.[1] Josephine claims the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that Juan was likely to be adopted. Juan raises the same issue and additionally argues it would be detrimental to terminate his visitation with his mother, the court failed to consider his wishes regarding termination, and the juvenile court erred in not appointing counsel to represent him. The only issue we discuss in the published portion of our opinion is consideration of the child's wishes. We affirm.

[171] FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Juan was born to Josephine on December 8, 1987. In July of 1989, Juan was declared a dependent child of the court because Josephine had left him with an unwilling caretaker and had failed to provide him with food or clothing. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (b) and (g).) Reunification services were ordered, and Juan was placed in an out-of-home placement. Josephine's underlying problem was abuse of alcohol.