SAMANTHA T. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. D059540.

197 Cal.App.4th 94 (2011)

SAMANTHA T. et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

July 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, Patricia G. Bell ; Dependency Legal Group of San Diego and Carolyn Griesemer , for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Thomas E. Montgomery , County Counsel, John E. Philips and Gary C. Seiser , Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency.

Children's Law Center of Los Angeles and Tyson B. Nelson , for Real Party in Interest Michael T.

Children's Law Center of Los Angeles and Lori Schroeder , for Real Party in Interest Ashley T.


OPINION

BENKE, Acting P. J.

In this writ proceeding we are called upon to interpret and apply the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code section 362.7,1 which permit a county health and human services agency to place a dependent child in the home of a "nonrelated extended family member" (NREFM). Under the terms of the statute, an NREFM is anyone "who has an established familial or mentoring relationship...

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