San Bernardino County Children & Family Services v. S.L.

Opinion

KING, Acting P. J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant, S.L., was granted de facto parent status of twins, a boy and a girl, who were bom prematurely and were medically fragile. Plaintiff and respondent, San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS), removed the twins from S.L. on February 17, 2013, when the twins were 23 months old and had been living with S.L. and her family for 14 months, and placed them with a couple who were willing to adopt them. The twins were removed solely because S.L. and her husband had once hesitated to adopt them, even though the L.’s renewed…