Guardianship of A.B. CA3
After his brother died, Christopher J. Bakes (Uncle) helped his brother’s widow Marlo Flores-Bakes (Mother) raise her three children; one is still a minor. Uncle formed the belief Mother was not a fit parent. He hired an investigator to follow her, had a GPS tracker installed in the car he gave her to use, and monitored the mobile telephone he gave her to use. He filed the instant guardianship petition, and submitted his investigator’s report and other material to Child Protective Services (CPS). A dependency case was filed in which he unsuccessfully sought de facto parent status. He appealed in that case. Meanwhile, a hearing on his guardianship petition took place, at which the probate court also refused to classify him as a de facto parent. The probate court’s order is the subject of the instant appeal. We previously denied his motion to consolidate the appeals.
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