In re Xiomara A. CA2/7
Ricardo G. appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights over his daughter Xiomara A. and placing her with a nonrelative prospective adoptive family. Ricardo G. argues the court erred by failing to apply the relative placement preference under Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.3 and the parent-child relationship exception under section 366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(B)(i). Ricardo, however, lacks standing to appeal Xiomara’s placement and forfeited these arguments by failing to raise them in the juvenile court. Moreover, the relative placement preference did not apply to Xiomara’s placement because the court had already declared adoption as the permanent plan. Finally, the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion by ruling the parent-child relationship exception did not apply. Therefore, we affirm.
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