CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Selection & Implement. Hrg.
.........Termination of Parental Rights
............Termination Proper
9 Cards On This Topic:

W&IC §366.26's sibling relationship exception not applied where juvenile ct. found substantial evidence that termination of parental rights would not substantially interfere with C's sibling relationships.

Substantial evidence supported finding child of teenage mother with drug history was likely to be adopted and grandparents, with whom C lived most of life, were committed to adopting her.

Court did not err in terminating parental rights—parents could not reasonably rely on juvenile ct. following DSS' recommendation for guardianship; equitable estoppel inapplicable.

No W&IC 366.26 (a)(1)(D) consideration where only exceptional circumstance suggested was all family members preferred guardianship rather than adoption, and "mere family preference is insufficient."

In light of adoptive parents' explicit rejection of familial visitation, post-adoption visitation was impossible, and counsel did not perform incompetently by failing to pursue it.

Juvenile ct. erred in reinstating mother's parental rights when she didn't appeal termination order.

Substantial evidence supported trial ct.'s finding Cs likely to be adopted; court did not err in finding they would not benefit from continued relationship with F.

Court properly terminated parental rights where mother's "friendly visitor" relationship with child insufficient to show child would "benefit from continuing the relationship."

Termination of parental rights found proper.