In Re Heather B.

119 Cal.Rptr.2d 59 (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 11 In re HEATHER B. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

Kings County Department of Human Services, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Victor B., Defendant and Appellant.

No. F038781. Court of Appeal, Fifth District.

April 2, 2002. Rehearing Denied April 19, 2002. Review Denied June 26, 2002. [60] Carolyn Serena Hurley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Patricia M. Belter, Hanford, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for the minors.

Denis A. Eymil, County Counsel, and Jeanette Cauble, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

THE COURT.[*]

Victor B. appeals from an order terminating his parental rights (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26) to his daughters, Megan and Heather.[1] He does not claim the juvenile court committed prejudicial error at the section 366.26 hearing. Appellate counsel in fact originally filed a statement with this court under In re Sade C. (1996) 13 Cal.4th 952, 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 771, 920 P.2d 716 that there were no arguable issues. Nevertheless, appellant urges this court to reverse based on subsequent events. Namely, the children's adoptive placement has been terminated. On review, we will affirm.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In light of the limited scope of this appeal, the record may be briefly summarized. Megan, born in 1991, and Heather, born in 1993, have been dependent children in out-of-home placement since 1996. The children originally came to the juvenile court's attention because their mother failed to protect them from her boyfriend who sexually molested Heather. Meanwhile, the children could not be placed with their father because he had previously physically abused Megan. Despite extensive reunification efforts, neither parent regained custody of the children.