Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Charmaine K.

Opinion

BOLAND, J.

A mother appeals from orders terminating her parental rights and denying a Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 petition seeking reinstatement of family reunification services based on the juvenile court’s failure to enforce a visitation order, and effectively delegating sole discretion over visitation to her estranged son. We conclude the juvenile court erroneously abdicated its authority by delegating discretion over visitation to a third party, and abused its discretion in denying the section 388 petition seeking to rectify that error. For that reason, the orders…