Kings County Human Services Agency v. J.C.

*234Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

The question before us in this dependency case is whether a father whose parental rights have been terminated (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (c)),1 and who does not challenge that decision, has standing to appeal an order entered at the same hearing denying a petition by the dependent child’s grandparents to have the child placed with them (§§ 361.3, 366.26, subd. (k), 388). We hold the father does not have standing to appeal the order concerning placement.

I. BACKGROUND

Only the question of standing is before us. We have no occasion to review the merits of the superior…