California Court of Appeal

In a guardianship dispute, the orders finding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) did not apply to the case is reversed where the ICWA's notice requirements were not followed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/13/2004
• Published 09/13/2004

Judges

• AARON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher Blake, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Diego, for Minors Merrick V. and Morrigan V., Robert Wayne Gehring, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor James V.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sharon S. Rollo, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Chatsworth, for Defendant and Appellant., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Caitlin E. Rae, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.