Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Margaret M.

*532Opinion

COOPER, P. J.

This appeal is from the termination of Margaret’s (Mother) parental rights over Fernando. Mother and Fernando correctly argue that the juvenile court should have selected legal guardianship as Femando’s permanent plan instead of adoption because, notwithstanding the strong presumption in favor of adoption, the peculiar facts of this case demonstrate a compelling reason for finding that termination of parental rights would be detrimental to Femando and exceptional circumstances warrant selecting legal guardianship as his permanent plan.

In the unpublished portion of the…