California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from L.A. Cnty. Dep't of Children & Family Servs. v. Linda L. (In re Justin V.), B242145 (Cal. App. 2013):
Mother's challenge to the juvenile court's order requiring her monitored visits to take place in a therapeutic setting is governed by an abuse of discretion standard of review. (In re Brittany C. (2011) 191 Cal.App.4th 1343, 1356.) "In an area analogous to the relative placement issuecustody and visitation ordersthe appropriate standard is abuse of discretion. (Foster v. Foster (1937) 8 Cal.2d 719, 730 [68 P.2d 719]; In re Marriage of Carlson (1991) 229 Cal.App.3d 1330, 1337-1338 [280 Cal.Rptr. 840].) 'The reviewing court must consider all the evidence, draw all reasonable inferences, and resolve all evidentiary conflicts, in a light most favorable to the trial court's ruling. [Citation.] The precise test is whether any rational trier of fact could conclude that the trial court order advanced the best interests of the child. [Citation.] We are required to uphold the ruling if it is correct on any basis, regardless of whether it is the ground relied
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