In re I.T. CA4/2
The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of J.T. (mother) and D.H. (father) as to their three children and selected adoption as the permanent plan. Neither parent appealed from those orders, and they are now final. K.S. and W.S., the maternal grandparents, appeal from an order of the juvenile court denying their petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 to place the children in their care and custody.
The grandparents argue, inter alia, the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) did not properly assess them for relative placement and, in fact, defied orders of the juvenile court to do so. They further argue the juvenile court did not exercise independent discretion to determine whether the children should be placed with them. Because the orders terminating parental rights and freeing the children for adoption were not appealed, and have since become final, we cannot provide the grandparents with any effective relief, and their appeal
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