In re E.H. CA3
Filed 3/6/06 In re E.H. CA3
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Sacramento)
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| In re E.H., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
| SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. J.H., Defendant and Appellant. |
C050073
(Super. Ct. No. JD220613)
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J.H., the mother of minor E.H., appeals from orders of the Sacramento County Juvenile Court refusing to place the child with the maternal grandmother, placing the child with nonrelatives, and terminating J.H.'s parental rights. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 366.26, 395; undesignated section references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.)
On appeal, mother contends the juvenile court abused its discretion by failing to assess the maternal grandmother for placement and by denying placement with the maternal grandmother. Because the grandmother has not appealed, and a parent whose parental rights are terminated has no standing to challenge a child's placement with nonrelatives, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Because the issue of the mother's standing is dispositive, the relevant factual and procedural background may be briefly stated.
In October 2002, the Stanislaus County Community Services Agency (the Agency) filed a petition alleging that 14-month-old E.H. was within the provisions of section 300, subdivisions (b) and (g). In November 2002, the Stanislaus County Juvenile Court sustained the petition as amended. Before the disposition hearing, the maternal grandmother asked the Agency to consider her as a â€
