In re D.W.

WYNN, Judge.

When a trial court rales on a motion to continue, “[t]he chief consideration is whether granting or denying a continuance will further substantial justice.”1 In this appeal, Respondent mother argues *625that the trial court abused its discretion by denying a motion to continue a hearing addressing the termination of parental rights on the grounds that the parent was not present.2 Because the circumstances of this case indicate that justice was impaired by the denial of the continuance, we agree with Respondent and reverse the trial court’s order.

On 9 March 2009, the Orange County…