In re Joshua A.

Filed 7/17/15 Certified for publication 8/5/15 (order attached)

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In re JOSHUA A., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

D067498

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH

AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY,

(Super. Ct. No. EJ3656) Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

CHARLOTTE A.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Gary M.

Bubis, Judge. Affirmed.

Christopher R. Booth, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant

and Appellant.

Thomas E. Montgomery, County Counsel, John E. Philips, Chief Deputy County

Counsel, and Jennifer Stone, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. Charlotte A. challenges the finding that her boyfriend, Luis O., did not qualify as a

nonrelative extended family member (NREFM) for placement of her son Joshua A. She

contends the juvenile court erred as a matter of law when it ruled a parent is not a relative

within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.3, subdivision (c)(2)

for purposes of determining NREFM status. Charlotte also argues the juvenile court

erred when it did not order the San Diego…