Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: family rights

Without more information about the facts, only general rules can be given. First the preferred out of home placement for a child is a relative. If the child is three or younger then parents have only 6 months to reunify. Your daughter should have requested relative placement when the child was removed from her custody. If she was not advised of that fact then she should file a motion to modify the order, a 388 petition, placing her child with a family member. The residence and the person with whom the child placed must be approved by cps and the court. Quick action on her part is required. As any further delay will severely handicap you in your quest to get custody.