Opinion
F051644
5-2-2007
In re WESLEY R., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. STANISLAUS COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AARON R., Defendant and Appellant.
David M. Thompson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Michael H. Krausnick, County Counsel, and Carrie Stephens, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
OPINION
Before Harris, Acting P.J., Levy, J., and Cornell, J.
Aaron R. appeals from an order terminating his parental rights (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26) to his son, Wesley. Appellant joins in the argument made by Wesleys mother in her appeal, In re Jordan A., et al. (case No. F051340) from orders terminating her rights to Wesley as well as her daughter, Jordan A. The mother argued the juvenile court failed to discharge its duty to give notice pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901, et seq.) after the childrens maternal grandmother testified her own grandmother was "full-blooded Indian."
All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.
In seeking reversal, the mother remarkably ignored the appellate record which establishes the court followed ICWAs procedural and substantive requirements due to Wesleys paternal Indian heritage. Having reviewed that record, we affirmed. We concluded the mother arguably was not aggrieved by the lack of notice and, even assuming error, the record affirmatively established she was not prejudiced. Likewise, appellant received the benefit of the ICWA and thus has no basis for complaint.
Because appellant independently does not raise any issues for our review, we will affirm in this case as well.
DISPOSITION
The order terminating parental rights is affirmed.