In re J.B. CA1/4
J.R.B. (Father) and G.B. (Mother) appeal from an order terminating their parental rights and selecting adoption as the permanent plan for their sons, ages four and five. Father contends the beneficial parent-child relationship exception applies and a permanent plan less final than adoption should have been selected—either guardianship or long-term foster care—so he and the children might continue to enjoy and further develop the close relationship they share. Mother joins in Father’s brief but does not seek application of the beneficial parental relationship herself. She does contend if Father’s argument is successful, her parental rights also must be reinstated as a matter of law. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.725(a)(1).) Both parents seek reversal of the orders terminating their parental rights.
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