In re P.L. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

M.D. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights with respect to minors, P.L. and S.L., under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26. She argues the juvenile court committed reversible error by (1) finding inapplicable the parental benefit and sibling relationship exceptions to adoption; and (2) failing to clarify in its findings whether it had relied on a bonding study performed by Dr. Ronald Banks. We affirm.

BACKGROUND2

In addition to P.L. and S.L., mother and non-party J.L. (father) have two minor sons, I.L. and O.L. I.L. was born in March 2015, O.L. was born in May 2016, P.L. was born in November 2018, and S.L. was born in September 2020. This appeal only concerns the juvenile court’s termination of mother’s parental rights with respect to P.L. and S.L. In late 2020, the juvenile court declared all four minors dependents of the court and removed them from their parents’ care. The court found that the minors were at risk of harm due to

1 All undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 The parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history of the case, so we do not…