In re C.B. CA1/5
In this appeal from a juvenile dependency action involving C.B. (Minor), D.S. challenges the denial of her request for presumed parent status. D.S. contends the juvenile court erred by failing to make an express finding regarding whether she qualified as a presumed parent for Minor, and by failing to weigh her claim against that of Minor’s presumed father, J.B. We conclude the court erred by proceeding directly to the question of detriment under Family Code section 7612, subdivision (c), before deciding whether D.S. was a presumed parent under section 7611, subdivision (d). However, the error was harmless. In addition, the court was not required to weigh D.S.’s claim against J.B.’s. Accordingly, we affirm the denial of D.S.’s request for presumed parent status.
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