San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Superior Court

Opinion

MOSK, J.

We granted review in this cause in order to resolve a conflict between the Courts of Appeal arising under the juvenile court law, which is codified as chapter 2 of part 1 of division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, commencing with section 200, and the Juvenile Court Rules, which are set out as division la of title 5 of the California Rules of Court, commencing with rule 1400. The conflict, as will appear, focuses on the meaning and effect of rule 1466(b), which deals with the juvenile court’s selection and implementation of a new permanent plan of adoption or legal…