In re J.R.
Appellant (father) appeals from an order terminating his parental rights (Welf. & Inst. Code, 366.26 ) to his daughter, J.R., born in January 2005. Father contends there was improper notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Father complains that ICWA notice was incomplete and the trial court failed to make any ICWA notice findings in the case. Father requests this court to reverse the order terminating his parental rights and remand the case for proper ICWA notice and a new section 366.26 hearing.
Because mother stated in her response to form JV 130 that she may have had American Indian ancestry, ICWA notice compliance was required as to mothers lineage. ICWA notice was incomplete due to nondisclosure of background information for J.R.s maternal grandparents and great grandparents. Court reverse the order terminating parental rights and remand for the limited purpose of allowing the DPSS to provide complete ICWA notice.
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