In re A.M.

Filed 2/14/07  In re A.M. CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

            APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County.  Deborah Daniel, Temporary Judge.  (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, §  21.)  Affirmed.

            Kate M. Chandler, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

            Ruth E. Stringer, Acting County Counsel, and Julie J. Surber, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

            Sharon S. Rollo, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.

I.  INTRODUCTION

            Appellant is the father of minor A.M.  At a hearing held pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26,^[1] the juvenile court terminated father's parental rights to A.  On appeal, he asserts that the court failed to comply with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (the ICWA) and California Rules of Court, rule 1439.^[2]  We hold that there was no violation of the ICWA.  To the extent that the requirements of rule 1439 were not met, we find that any error was harmless.  Accordingly, we affirm.

II.  SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

            A. was born in February 2005.  When she and her mother tested positive for amphetamines shortly after the birth, A. was detained by the San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services (DSC).  Mother was 17 years old at the time of A.'s birth and a dependent of the juvenile court on â€