In re Tyson B.
Filed 6/8/06 In re Tyson B. CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
In re TYSON B., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TROY B., Defendant and Appellant. | E039336 (Super.Ct.No. INJ016078) OPINION |
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Timothy J. Heaslet, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions.
Donna P. Chirco, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Troy B.
Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, and Carol A. Nunes Fong, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
M. Elizabeth Handy, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.
Troy B. appeals from an order terminating parental rights to his son, Tyson B., who is now 7. He contends that the juvenile court failed to give notice in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (the ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.). As both the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (the Department) and Tyson concede, he is correct. Hence, we must reverse.
At the jurisdictional hearing, the mother (not a party to this appeal) told the juvenile court that her mother had Blackfoot heritage. She added that her great-grandmother â€