In re F.T. CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

C.K. and S.K. (the caregivers) appeal from the juvenile court’s denial of a Welfare

and Institutions Code1 section 388 petition concerning F.T. (the child). We dismiss the

appeal for lack of standing.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On August 16, 2022, the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

(DPSS) filed a petition alleging that the child came under section 300, subdivision (b),

due to issues with her parents, A.P. (mother) and A.T. (father), including substance

abuse, unresolved mental health issues, and father’s child welfare and criminal history.

At the time of the child’s detention, the maternal grandmother, D.R. (MGM),

expressed interest in placement, but she was scheduled to have back surgery and would

be hospitalized for some time. The MGM reported that she cancelled her surgery, and

she requested placement. However, DPSS said the child had already been placed in the

caregivers’ home. So, the MGM went ahead with her surgery and said she would pursue

placement after being cleared by her doctor.

1 All further statutory references will be to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.

2 Mother and father are not parties…