Opinion
S260928
05-13-2020
IN RE A.R.
A158143 First Appellate District, Div. 1
Petition for review granted; issues limited
The petition for review is granted. The issues to be briefed and argued are limited to the following:
1. Does a parent in a juvenile dependency case have the right to challenge her counsel's failure to file a timely notice of appeal from an order terminating her parental rights under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26? (See Welf. & Inst. Code, § 317.5, subd. (a); In re Kristin H. (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 1635 [ineffective assistance of counsel claim in dependency proceeding brought on a petition for writ of habeas corpus].)
2. If so, what are the proper procedures for raising such a claim?
Votes: Cantil-Sakauye, C. J., Chin, Corrigan, Liu, Cuéllar, Kruger, and Groban, JJ.