Supreme Court Holds Parents Deprived Of Reunification Services Not Entitled to Automatic Relief

In Michael G. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court (Kruger, J.) considered whether a juvenile court must automatically order the county to provide services beyond 18 months if it finds that the agency failed to provide reasonable services (here, between the 12- to 18-month extension period).  The Court held that the parent is not entitled to an automatic extension of services.