In re Cassandra B.
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION
In re CASSANDRA B. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | B192723 (Super. |
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JULIE R., Defendant and Appellant. |
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jan Levine, Judge. Affirmed.
Leslie A. Barry, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and Frank J. DaVanzo, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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A mother appeals from an order terminating her parental rights, contending the Department of Children and Family Services failed to comply with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq). We disagree and affirm.
FACTS
Julie R. has two children, Cassandra B. (now 13 years old) and Daniel B., Jr. (now almost 10).[1] The children came to the Department's attention in December 2004 when Daniel was admitted to the hospital in critical condition, suffering from severe asthma. Both children were thereafter placed with Julie's father and stepmother, Robert and Irene R., and a petition was filed alleging that the children had suffered serious physical and emotional abuse, and that Julie (who had a history of drug abuse) had failed to protect Daniel. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (a), (b), (c), (j).) The detention report noted that Julie had told the social worker â€
