In re S.J. CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendants and appellants, de facto parents D.B. and G.B., appeal from the

juvenile court’s denial of their petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388

seeking reversal of the juvenile court’s order removing minors S.J. (born in April 2009),

K.M. (born in June 2010), and C.J. (born in May 2011) from their home. The B.’s

contend the juvenile court abused its discretion in denying their petition because it did not

fully understand and consider the testimony of their therapist and failed to consider the

relationship between them and the children. We find no error, and we affirm.

II. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The three children became dependents of the court in 2011, after plaintiff and

respondent, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), filed a

petition alleging their biological mother neglected their health and safety and failed to

provide necessary medical care. The children were placed in foster care in the home of

the B.’s. Reunification was unsuccessful, the mother’s parental rights were terminated in

January 2013, and a permanent plan of adoption was ordered. The B.’s were designated

as prospective adoptive…