Martinez v. Vaziri

Opinion

PREMO, J.—

Petitioner appeals the denial of his petition to establish a parental relationship, as a third natural parent, with his three-year-old niece (child). The trial court ruled that petitioner met the statutory criteria of a presumed parent, but found the presumption was rebutted under recently amended Family Code section 7612, subdivisions (c) and (d). Pursuant to section 7612, subdivision (c), the trial court found that recognizing only two parents — child’s mother and biological father (father) — would not be detrimental to child, and therefore ruled that, pursuant to section…