In the Interest of T.M.C.

SACKETT, Judge.

Appellant C.C. is the natural father of a daughter, T.M.C., and a son, A.C.C. C.C. is serving three life sentences for the murders of his wife, L.C., and two other persons. The children, T.M.C. and A.C.C., were placed in emergency foster care the day of the murders in April 1980. They were, by stipulation, adjudicated to be children in need of assistance and were subsequently placed with a maternal aunt in California. The maternal aunt was granted permanent custody in May 1982.

In December 1986 the maternal aunt sought to have T.M.C., then age fourteen, and A.C.C., then age…