In re Myles P. CA2/7
At a selection and implementation hearing for Myles P., Myles’s alleged father Dominic B. requested a DNA paternity test. The juvenile court ordered the test and continued the hearing pending the results. The court told Dominic, if the test results showed he was Myles’s genetic father, it would appoint counsel for him at the next hearing; if the paternity test was negative and he did not wish to participate in the dependency proceedings, he need not appear at the next hearing. The court advised Dominic the DNA results would be mailed to him and to the court and advised him of the date of the next hearing. The DNA test results confirmed Dominic’s paternity, but Dominic did not appear at the scheduled hearing. After finding notice of the hearing and the paternity test results had been properly given, the court terminated Dominic’s parental rights.
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