In Re Riva M.

—Lorenzo M., Sr. (Lorenzo) appeals the judgment terminating his parental rights to Riva M., Robert M. and Lorenzo M. (Lorenzo, Jr.) pursuant to Civil Code section 232, contending: (1) the trial court erred by failing to adhere to the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); (2) the court’s findings were inadequate to support the judgment; (3) the court prejudiced Lorenzo by failing to bring the matter to trial within a reasonable time; and (4) the court abused its discretion by considering allegations in a dismissed petition. We affirm and publish the discussion of the first two contentions.

Lorenzo is not an American Indian, but Carol C., the mother of Robert, Riva, and Lorenzo, Jr., is a full-blooded Northern Cheyenne. The children are Cheyenne Indians, registered with the tribe. Lorenzo’s travail concerning the children began when Carol, pregnant with Lorenzo, Jr., and transient, voluntarily turned Robert and Riva over to the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) in May 1987. Petitions under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 were filed alleging the parents were unable to care for Robert and Riva and asking that they be made wards of the court.…