Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Nerissa H.

Opinion

EPSTEIN, Acting P. J.

Nerissa H. (Mother) and Earl L., Sr., (Father; collectively Parents) appeal from the order terminating their parental rights over Earl L. and Earllia L., which freed them for adoption.

Parents contend the juvenile court violated their rights to due process (U.S. Const., 14th Amend.) by requiring them to make an offer of proof before setting a contested hearing to determine whether the sibling exception (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(E))1 applied. They also contend that setting Earl L. and Earllia L. free for adoption would be detrimental in light of…