In re H.S. CA4/2
J.S. (father of H.S.; hereinafter Father-S), J.R. (father of H.R.; hereinafter Father-R), and V.S. (sister of Father-S, aunt to H.S. & great-aunt to H.R.; hereinafter Aunt) appeal the denial of Aunt’s Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 petitions and relative placement preference motion filed pursuant to section 361.3.
A section 300 petition was filed against T.E. (Mother), Father-R and Father-S (collectively, Fathers) for H.S. and H.R. (collectively, the Children) for substance abuse and abandonment. Just prior to the section 366.26 hearing, Aunt filed section 388 petitions and a section 361.3 motion arguing that she was entitled to relative placement preference. Her section 388 petitions and motion pursuant to section 361.3 were denied and the Children remained in the care of their de facto parents who intended to adopt them. The parental rights of Fathers and Mother were terminated at the section 366.26 hearing and the Children were freed for adoption.
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