In re G.V.
Filed 3/23/06 In re G.V. CA3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Yolo)
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| In re G. V., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
| YOLO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BRIANA H., Defendant and Appellant. |
C050723
(Super. Ct. No. JV04344)
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Appellant Briana H., the mother of G. V., the minor, appeals from an order of the juvenile court terminating her parental rights. (Welf. & Inst. Code,[1] §§ 366.26, 395.) Appellant contends the order must be reversed because the Yolo County Department of Employment and Social Services (DESS) violated the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) by failing to give proper notice to an Indian tribe of the dependency proceedings. Disagreeing with that claim, we affirm the order.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 17, 2004, DESS filed an original juvenile dependency petition pursuant to section 300 on behalf of the days-old minor. That petition alleged there was a substantial risk the minor would suffer serious physical harm as a result of the failure of appellant to protect the minor adequately. In support of the petition, DESS alleged appellant had been charged with two felony counts of child endangerment in connection with the physical abuse of the minor's half-sibling.
The social worker's report prepared for the detention hearing noted the minor's grandmother disclosed her family had â€
