In re Courtney P.
Katrina W. is the mother of five daughters (Courtney P., A.P, Angel J., Alexandria W. and A.W.), who were taken into protective custody because of a multi generational family history of sexual assault and molestation and current allegations that their cousin had been sexually molested. Katrina appeals the termination of her parental rights to her three youngest daughters (Angel, Alexandria and A.W.) under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, contending that the juvenile court erred by not applying the beneficial parent-child relationship exception to adoption (S 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(A)) and/or the sibling bond exception to adoption (S 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(E)). The two oldest children (Courtney W. and A.P.) appeal the juvenile court's denial of their section 388 petition, in which they sought to have their three younger sisters placed with them in the home of their maternal aunt, Marla F. Deborah O., a maternal aunt who had been granted de facto parent status, appeals the court's denial of her section 388 petition, in which she sought to have the three youngest children placed with her.
After the court rules on the section 388 petition, the judgments terminating parental rights reinstated.
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