In Re Adoption of J.M.E.

How courts have described this case

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• stating that the most significant factor in determining whether individuals stand in loco parentis to a child for purposes of section 2512 is whether the party with legal custody intended to permanently place the child with the individuals
• couple who raised child for four years since infancy had standing to file termination action based on in loco parentis status, despite lack of legal custody
• where infant’s aunt, who was his legal guardian, gave care of child to married caregivers to raise “until he’s grown,” caregivers had expectation of permanency and stood in loco parentis to pursue termination of parental rights and adoption

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).