In re E.C.
Appellant W.S., the alleged father of E.C., purports to appeal from an order terminating parental rights to E.C. and placing E.C. for adoption. (Welf. & Inst. Code, 366.26.)[1] W.S. claims the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) committed reversible error by failing to comply with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) DPSS argues that W.S. has no standing to raise the ICWA notice issue because he is not a parent within the meaning of the ICWA. Court agree that W.S. has no standing to assert noncompliance with the notice requirements of the ICWA, because he never took any official action to acknowledge or establish his paternity of E.C. (In re Daniel M. (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 703 (Daniel M.).) Accordingly, Court dismiss the appeal.
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