Kuehnel v. PHH Mortgage
Petitioner S.S., the maternal grandmother and prospective adoptive mother of child 1 and child 2 (collectively the children), now four and two years old, respectively, challenges an order removing the children from her care pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, subdivision (n) (all statutory references are to this code). She claims the court abused its discretion when it removed the children because there was insufficient evidence removal was in their best interests, and it failed to consider the children’s circumstances at the time of removal.
Real party in interest Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) opposes the petition, arguing there was sufficient evidence to support the court’s discretionary ruling ordering removal. The children joined in SSA’s opposition.
We conclude the court did not abuse its discretion and deny the petition.
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