Evelyn R. v. Super. Ct.
Evelyn R. (Petitioner) is the maternal cousin of nine-year-old D.W. and eight-year-old B.W. Petitioner filed a writ petition challenging the juvenile courts denial of her request for de facto parent status and removing the children from her care pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, subdivision (n)(3).[1], [2] Petitioner contends that (1) the juvenile court erred in finding that she did not meet the requirements of de facto parent status; (2) she met the criteria for de facto parent status and, therefore, she had standing to participate in the hearing and a right to counsel; (3) the petitions of intent to remove the children were premature; and (4) the court erred in finding it was in the best interests of the children to be removed from Petitioner. For the reasons provided below, Court reject Petitioners challenges and deny her petition.
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