In re Z.N. CA5

INTRODUCTION

M.M., appellant and paternal great-grandmother of Z.N. (age seven), J.N. (age five) and B.N. (age three),1 appeals in propria persona the denial of a petition for modification under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3882 and the denial of a request for de facto parent status. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL HISTORY

On February 15, 2024, pursuant to section 388, appellant filed a request to change the juvenile court’s order removing the children from their mother’s care and placing the children with care providers other than appellant (the custody order). The request alleged that on September 5, 2023, the court ordered the removal of the children from the mother’s custody and placement in a foster home, and requested the order be changed so that the children could be placed with appellant. In the form portion of the request, under the section asking about changed circumstances, the petition stated that appellant “has initiated the [resource family approval] process and will be completing the requirements in the next few weeks.” Under the section asking about the best interests of the children, the request stated, “[t]he children are deeply bonded with…