In re D.R.
Appellant Marc C., the alleged father of eight-year-old D.R., appeals the juvenile court’s findings and orders with respect to D.R.’s dependency proceedings. Specifically, appellant maintains the juvenile court violated the mandate of rule 5.635 of the California Rules of Court[1] when it denied his request for genetic testing and further contends the court failed to comply with the notice provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). (25 U.S.C., § 1901 et seq.)
We conclude appellant’s oral request for genetic testing at the jurisdiction hearing did not trigger the juvenile court’s obligation to determine parentage when an alleged father submits a “Statement Regarding Parentage†form (JV-505), and in any event, any error was harmless. We also determine appellant has no standing to raise an ICWA notice violation. We therefore affirm the orders.
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