A.M. v. Super. Ct.
Annotate this CaseThe parental rights to A.M. had been terminated when he was four years old; he had been a dependent of the juvenile court almost since birth. Throughout his life, A.M. had been cared for by professionals at a health care facility. A.M. was born with severe genetic defects that left him deaf, blind and lacking cognitive functioning. The juvenile court had approved A.M.'s placement for adoption with a woman who had a history of adopting children with special health care needs. Counsel appealed on A.M.'s behalf. In the published portion of this opinion, the court of Appeal held that under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.28, which restricts the appealability of a specific placement order after parental rights have been terminated, the challenged order was nonappealable; however, the Court found good cause to exercise its discretion to deem the failed appeal to be a writ petition. In the unpublished portion of this opinion, the Court held that the adoptive placement was not an abuse of discretion.
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