County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services v. Gideon J.

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, Acting P. J.

Gideon J., father of dependent minor Violet J., appeals from a juvenile court order after a permanency planning hearing. The order directs the department of public social services (DPSS) to initiate proceedings pursuant to Civil Code section 232 to free minor for adoption and provides that the father may continue to visit minor even if he is incarcerated.1 On appeal, the father contends that (1) an order terminating reunification and making a permanent plan of adoption affects his substantial rights and is an appealable order; (2) the trial court’s finding…