Stanislaus County Community Services Agency v. Mirna C.

Opinion

VARTABEDIAN, Acting P. J.

Mirna C. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26) to her daughter, Angela.1 She contends she received inadequate notice of the termination hearing and thus is entitled to per se reversal. On review, we find appellant received no notice of a continuance of the termination hearing. We hold the error, albeit a due process violation under In re Phillip F. (2000) 78 Cal.App.4th 250, 258-259 [92 Cal.Rptr.2d 693], is subject to the Chapman prejudice standard of harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.2 Having reviewed the record…