Contra Costa Cnty. Children v. J.D. (In re B.D.)

*809 I. INTRODUCTION

In these consolidated appeals, G.D. (Mother) and J.D. (Father) (collectively, *743 Parents) appeal from an order and findings entered at a Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 366.26 hearing (.26 hearing) terminating their parental rights to eight-year-old B.D. (Minor), adopting a permanent plan of adoption, and determining that Parents failed to meet their burden of establishing the applicability of the beneficial parental relationship exception under section 366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(B)(i). Also before us are two motions, one from Mother asking us to take additional evidence on appeal pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 909 ( C.C.P. section 909 motion), and one from the Contra Costa Children and Family Services Bureau (Bureau) asking us to strike Mother's C.C.P. section 909 motion. After the appeals and the accompanying motions were fully briefed, the parties stipulated to reversal, jointly recognizing that, following the termination of parental rights, "subsequent events [have] undermined the juvenile court's finding that [Minor] was likely to be adopted."

We grant Mother's C.C.P. section 909 motion, deny the Bureau's motion to strike, and…