In Re Kiana A.

In juvenile dependency proceedings, Mario A. and Kevin W. each petitioned the juvenile court to be declared the presumptive father of Kiana A. (05-13-88). At the time of disposition, the juvenile court found in Kevin W.'s favor. Mario A. appeals. We affirm the juvenile court's order.

Kevin W. removed the minors Kiana A. and her half sibling, Mykea M. (06-13-92), from their mother's home on August 30, 2000, after learning mother had been arrested. The minors came to the attention of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on September 7, 2000, when it was reported the minors had been the victims of general neglect by mother who sold drugs and permitted strangers to have sex in the home. The minors subsequently were declared wards of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 based on a petition which, as sustained, alleged mother inappropriately disciplined the minors, Mykea M.'s father inappropriately touched Kiana A., mother has a history of drug abuse and Mykea M.'s father is currently incarcerated.

A Children's Social Worker (CSW) interviewed the minors at Kevin W.'s home on September 12, 2000. Kiana A. reported she had been…