M.C.

—In this juvenile dependency case, the six-month-old minor, D.A., was detained from his mother, M.C. (mother), and placed *814 with E.A., whom the trial court ruled was D.A.’s presumed father although E.A. and mother had never married or attempted to marry, E.A. had lived with mother for just two weeks before and two weeks after D.A. was bom, and mother suspected that E.A. was not D.A.’s biological father. Subsequent genetic testing revealed that another man, C.R., is D.A.’s biological father. C.R. and mother are now engaged to be married.

Since being identified as D.A.’s biological father, C.R. has consistently sought to be determined to be D.A.’s presumed father and has sought visitation. The trial court has consistently denied those requests and, until recently, ordered C.R. to have no contact at all with D.A. Under the most recent order contained in the record on appeal, C.R. is now allowed no more than two visits per month, monitored by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

C.R. appeals from the trial court’s rulings on paternity issues and visitation. We conclude that the court’s denial of C.R.’s request to be determined to be a…