WPC+ )u>l0K!F Zά60;m6lXsB?Nl?V×,Y?wUEo:P` Ԗ- 7Yztju#kd4B@Z\|O*Q]%!`͔^WҗX"p,}W}?aM5ED?<x-l1ƣ[ujM5ඐ }|ݻ45t4pVGmɪx/L`XtnP/\9Yv9#ABm47个.pAuc6vy0V 7>ko6lh"Wg,ɻDQs )@!/cٗz颭uk \56~oV>kJH^!mwwNkZvp,2Fn_FUN2_^z #!U N %% 0(+UNS^ w@4 mN)HP LaserJet 5Si,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($(hH  Z6Times New Roman Regularp6 EDDD 76:i+003|xU !  _XXXXĻXX   8:XXdd8DEFACTOPARENT   l  Thereisnodueprocessrighttofamilyorassociationforgrandparentsordefactoparents.(#XXĻJ#ĻXX#Ļ+#ĻMillerv.Cal.Dept.ofSocialServices(9thCir2004)355F.3d1172,1176  1177;seeMullinsv.Oregon(9thCir.1995)57F.3d789,791793797[grandparentsdo  nothaveanyconstitutionallyprotectedrightsintheadoptionoftheirgrandchildren].)#XXĻv#ĻXX#Ļ#Ļ     Considerfivefactors:(1)bond;(2)whetherassumedadaytodayroleofaparent;(3)hasuniqueinformation;(4)regularlyattendedjuvenilehearings;(5)futureproceedingsmaytransformrelationshiporrelativesrights.(InreAshleyP.(1998)62   Cal.App.4th23,27;InreCharlesS.(1985)168Cal.App.3d151[grandparentwhonever   caredfortheminor];InrePatriciaL.(1992)9Cal.App.4th61,6667.)     Grantpetitionifwouldservethebestinterestsoftheminortoreceivetheinformationfromthedefactoparent.(Inre_Kieshia_ԀE.(1993)6Cal.4th68,76,78;Inre  PatriciaL.(1992)9Cal.App.4th61,6667;Inre_Leticia_ԀS.(2001)92Cal.App.4th378,  383,fn.5[Itisajudicialconcept.Theissueisnotwhetherthedefactoparentwouldbeintheminorsbestinterestsbutwhethertheapplicanthasinformationwhichwouldbeintheminorsbestintereststohear].)  Liberallyconstrued.(Inre_Kieshia_ԀE.(1993)6Cal.4th68,76;InreB.G.(1974)  11Cal.3d679,693[inordertodeterminethebestinterestsoftheminor];InreAshleyP.  (1998)62Cal.App.4th23;InreBrandonM.(1997)54Cal.App.4th1387,1393;Inre  JoshuaS.(1988)205Cal.App.3d119,125.)    Caselawprovidesforbroaderqualificationsfordefactoparenthoodthantherulesofcourt.(InreJoelH.(1993)19Cal.App.4th1185,1195.)    Denydefactoparentstatusifapplicanthasbeenadjudicatedtohaveharmedtheminor.(Inre_Kieshia_ԀE.(1993)6Cal.4th68,76;#Ļj#InreMerrickV.(2004)122   Cal.App.4th235,Ļ#XXĻ(#ĻXX257[removedfromgrandparentwhowasguardianwhenitwas ! terminatedbecausesheleftminorwithababysitterwhouseddrugsandendangeredtheminor];InreJacobE.(2004)121Cal.App.4th909,92021[removedfromgrandparents, # whocaredforminorforfiveyears,becausetheyresentedCPSshelpandliedtothesocialworker];Inre_Leticia_ԀS.(2001)92Cal.App.4th378,382383[actasunfitparent %!! whenleftdrugswithinminorsreach];butseeInreVincentC.(1997)53Cal.App.4th &"" 1347,13561358[CPSremovingtheminorfromthegrandparentsisinsufficientgroundsfordenyingdefactoparentstatus];Inre_Jonique_ԀW.(1994)26Cal.App.4th685,690697 ($$ [musthavebeenadjudicatedaharmtotheminor].)  Applicanthasburdenofproofbypreponderanceofevidence.(Inre_Leticia_ԀS. +'' (2001)92Cal.App.4th378,381;ChristinaK.v.SuperiorCourt(1986)184Cal.App.3d  1463,14661469;InreJoshuaS.(1988)205Cal.App.3d119.)    Stepparentwhohadassumedparentalrolemayqualifyasdefactoparent.(NancyS.v.MicheleG.(1991)228Cal.App.3d831,835.)    Ina387petition,caretakercanpetitionfordefactoparentstatusinordertoadjudicatejurisdictionforthesupplementalpetition.(Inre_Jonique_ԀW.(1994)26   Cal.App.4th685,690697.)  Arelativewhoisnotadefactoparentcanaddressthecourt,butthisisnotenoughifshouldbedefactoparent.(Inre_Kieshia_ԀE.(1993)6Cal.4th68,76;InreB.G.(1974)   11Cal.3d679,693;Inre_Jonique_ԀW.(1994)26Cal.App.4th685,693695;InreJoshua   S.(1988)205Cal.App.3d119;_Katsuff_Ԁv.SuperiorCourt(1976)54Cal.App.3d1079,   1084.)  Defactoparentcanbepresentatcourtandrepresentedbycounsel.(Cal.RulesofCourt,rule1412(e);InrePatriciaL.(1992)9Cal.App.4th61,66.)    Defactoparentstatusshouldbegrantedtopermitanadulttoprotecthisorherpotentialcustodyinterestinadependentchildwhereafutureproceedingmayresultinanorderpermanentlyforeclosinganyfuturecontactbetweenthechildandtheadult.(Inre  B.G.(1974)11Cal.3d679Cal.App.3d692693;InrePatriciaL.(1992)9Cal.App.4th  61,6667.)#XXĻ #ĻXX#Ļ #Ļ    Adefactoparenthastherightto(a)anattorney,(2)bepresentathearings,and(3)presentevidence.(#Ļ#Inre_P.L._(2005)134Cal.App.4th1357,Ļ#XXĻ#ĻXXԀ1361.)    Defactoparentdoesnothavetherighttoplacementorreunificationservices.(In   reKieshiaE.(1993)6Cal.4th68,77,fn.7;InreCynthiaC.(1997)58Cal.App.4th ! 1479,14901491,fn.11;#Ļ#Inre_P.L._(2005)134Cal.App.4th1357,Ļ#XXĻ?#ĻXX1361[orviisitation]; "