In re Interest of Octavio B.

Summary

The court held that the juvenile court's orders changing the children's primary permanency objective from reunification with their mother to adoption were final and appealable because they effectively ended services directed toward reunification and affected the mother's substantial right to raise her children. On de novo review, the court concluded that the evidence supported the change as being in the children's best interests, given the mother's limited progress, parenting difficulties, and the children's lengthy time in out-of-home placements. The court affirmed the orders.