California Court of Appeal

Because the juvenile court placed the children with a member of their extended family, it was not required to find good cause to modify the mandatory order of preference for placement of dependent children of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2004
• Published 02/04/2004

Judges

• O'ROURKE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Art Bunce, Escondido, and Kathryn Clenney for Intervenor and Appellant., Christopher Blake, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for the Minors.


• For Appellees:
  
•  John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Katharine R. Bird, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Suzanne F. Evans, San Diego, under appointment by Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent Frank S., Patti L. Dikes, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent Angelina T.