In re D.P.

I

INTRODUCTION

Father appeals an order terminating his parental rights to his son, D.P. (bom in 2013), under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. Father contends the juvenile court erred in deeming him an alleged father, without ordering requested paternity testing. Father argues this prevented him from establishing parenthood and from obtaining reunification services and custody of his son. We reject father’s contentions and affirm the judgment.

II

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Father and mother are the parents of D.P. and his older sister, I.F. This appeal only concerns D.P. I.F. was removed from her parents in 2011, when mother and father (parents) were arrested for drug possession and sales. I.F. was declared a dependent of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (LA-DCFS). The juvenile court ordered parents to participate in individual counseling, parenting education, alcohol and drug counseling, and alcohol and drug testing. In August 2012, reunification services were terminated because of parents’ noncompliance with their case plan. Parents lost custody of I.F., resulting in a permanent plan for I.F. I.F. was placed with…