CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Custody and Visitation
......SIJ Status
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A nonresident, noncustodial parent need not be joined in C's parentage action seeking special immigrant juvenile classification; adequate notice to parent suffices.

C's perceived immigration-related motivations for filing a parentage action under the Uniform Parentage Act (FC §7600 et seq.) have no bearing on whether the action may proceed.