In re Angel V.
P.L. (Mother) is the mother of four children, Angel V. (born September 1998), Athena V. (born June 2002), Vanessa V. and Sabrina V. (both born February 2004). All four children were detained by the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) in November 2004 after Mother was taken into custody by police on a domestic violence charge. The children were initially placed in a foster home. The Department filed a petition on November 17, 2004, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 alleging that there was a history of domestic violence between Mother and her boyfriend, Shawn S. An amended petition alleged substance abuse, domestic violence, and gang membership by Father, in addition to the initial allegations. At an arraignment, the children were placed in the home of their paternal grandmother, Eva R., and her boyfriend Louis S. (collectively referred to as Grandparents).[3] Father was on parole and living with Grandparents. Mother was given monitored visitation and ordered not to have any contact with Shawn S. The amended petition was sustained on January 13, 2005.
For the next 16 months, the children lived with Grandparents. On May 1, 2006, Grandparents filed a request for de facto parent status. On May 30, 2006, after determining that Grandparents were interfering with the reunification process, the Department moved the children into the home of their maternal aunt, Virginia. On June 19, after a hearing on Grandparents petition, the court denied their request. Grandparents appeal from that order. Court reverse.
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