E.G.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The facts as presented in this appeal are contested. Under the applicable rules of appellate review, we summarize the facts in the light most favorable to the judgment. (Brekke v. Wills (2005) 125 Cal.App.4th 1400, 1405 (Brekke); see Cassim v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2004) 33 Cal.4th 780, 787 [“[W]e view the evidence, which was conflicting and vigorously contested, in a light most favorable to [the prevailing parties], resolving all conflicts in their favor”].) We describe conflicting evidence only as relevant to M.L.’s contentions on appeal. While certain facts and occurrences cited by the parties are intertwined with and related to issues that were—at the time—pending in contemporaneous family law litigation, we limit our discussion of the facts only to those directly relevant to this appeal.3 E.G. is the former girlfriend of M.L.’s mother. Their relationship began in July 2018. E.G., who is married in a non-monogamous relationship, lived part time with M.L.’s mother during their relationship and spent time with M.L. and S.L. E.G. and her

3 While the events relevant to this appeal were unfolding, M.L. and S.L. were the subjects of a widely…