In re L.Y.N. CA1/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re L.Y.N., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

MARIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, A160215, A161018 v. L.N., (Marin County Defendant; Super. Ct. No. JV25603)

L.Y.N., Appellant.

On December 2, 2020, we granted L.Y.N.’s motion to consolidate her two appeals from juvenile court orders. The first appeal (No. A160215) is from the juvenile court’s May 4, 2020 order terminating jurisdiction over her as a nonminor dependent (NMD) when she was 20 years old and dismissing her case. Following the dismissal, L.Y.N. petitioned the juvenile court for reentry into extended foster care, and on July 22, 2020, the juvenile court granted her request. However, the juvenile court denied L.Y.N.’s request to be reimbursed retroactively for benefits during the period from May 4, 2020,

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to July 21, 2020. L.Y.N.’s second appeal (No. A161018) is from the juvenile court’s August 25, 2020 order denying L.Y.N. retroactive benefits. L.Y.N. argues the juvenile court erred in terminating jurisdiction because she met the NMD eligibility requirements by attending college and working before Governor Newsom issued Executive Order No. N-33-20 on March 19, 2020, requiring all nonessential businesses to close due to COVID-19, and therefore she is entitled to retroactive benefits for the May 4, 2020, to July 21, 2020 period. As explained below, we dismiss these appeals as moot. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In 2012, when L.Y.N. was 12 years old, she was removed from her mother’s custody and declared a dependent of the juvenile court. In 2013, reunification services were terminated and L.Y.N. was ordered into long-term foster care. In July 2017, shortly before she turned 18, L.Y.N. transitioned into the extended foster care program as an NMD under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. L.Y.N. remained in the extended foster care program as an NMD under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court until May 4, 2020, when the juvenile court issued an order finding that L.Y.N. did not meet any of the eligibility criteria of Welfare and Institutions Code section 11403, subdivision (b);1 terminating jurisdiction; and dismissing the case. In July 2020, L.Y.N. petitioned for reentry into extended foster care. On July 22, 2020, the juvenile court granted L.Y.N.’s request. On August 25, 2020, the juvenile court denied L.Y.N.’s request to be reimbursed