California Court of Appeal

Evidence that a father's maternal grandparents were Indian was sufficient "reason to know" a child is an Indian child, to trigger the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act, thus the trial court erred by terminating the father's parental rights where there was not substantial compliance with those requirements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/10/2002
• Published 12/10/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Monica Vogelmann, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, and Richard Pfeiffer for Objector and Appellant., Sharon M. Jones, Ventura, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher R. Abernathy for Petitioner and Respondent and for Respondent.