In re Melanie K.
Natalia K. (mother) appeals from a May 19, 2016 order summarily denying her May 11, 2016 petition to change court orders under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388. As explained below, mother’s appeal is moot because in a related appeal (B278288), this court affirmed an order terminating mother’s parental rights, and there is no effective relief that can be granted in this appeal.
While the current appeal was pending, the dependency court terminated mother’s parental rights at a hearing under section 366.26 on October 4, 2016. Mother appealed the October 4, 2016 orders, challenging the dependency court’s denial of a different section 388 petition and arguing the court could not find the children were likely to be adopted without first requiring compliance with the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention (the Convention). Mother sought to consolidate the two appeals in March 2017, pointing out that they “arise from the same facts, same
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