In Re Lauren R.

Law Office of Harold LaFlamme, Orange, and Tina Stevens, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor and Appellant, Lauren R.

Benjamin P. de Mayo, County Counsel, Dana J. Stits, Senior Deputy County Counsel, Paula A. Whaley and Aurelio Torre, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent, Orange County Social Services Agency.

Rich Pfeiffer, for Respondent, Velda C.

Jennifer Mack, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Respondent Mother, Laura R.

Nicole Williams and Niccol Kording, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Respondent Father, Dennis R.

O'LEARY, J.

Amanda C, de facto parent, and Lauren R, the minor, appeal from the juvenile court's order removing Lauren from Amanda's home and placing her for adoption by her maternal aunt, Velda C, who lives in Oregon. Using the factors designated for a temporary relative placement (Welf. & Inst.Code, § 361.3, subd. (a)), [1] the juvenile court found Velda was the better placement. We find the relative placement preference did not apply to the placement order because (1) no new placement was necessary and (2) it was a placement for adoption. Because the placement order was for adoption, we find the…