California Court of Appeal

In a mother's appeal of a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights and identifying adoption as the permanent plan for her two daughters, the order is conditionally affirmed where the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services failed to adequately investigate mother's claim of Indian ancestry, and the matter remanded for the juvenile court to fully comply with Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. section 1901 et seq,, and related California law.

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• Published 2016/09/12

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• California Court of Appeal

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