IN RE FERNANDO M.

No. B184836.

41 Cal.Rptr.3d 511 (2006)

138 Cal.App.4th 529

In re FERNANDO M., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Margaret M., Defendant and Appellant; Fernando M., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

April 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Blake, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Diego, for Defendant and Appellant.

Merrill Lee Toole, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Monrovia, for Appellant.

Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and Steven E. Henry, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


Certified for Partial Publication.*

COOPER, P.J.

This appeal is from the termination of Margaret's (Mother's) parental rights over Fernando. Mother and Fernando correctly argue that the juvenile court should have selected legal guardianship as Fernando'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...

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