In re Anthony M.
Shawn L., father of Anthony M. (born in 1997, declared a dependent ward on April 11, 2005, and placed with Shawns mother), timely appealed from a December 5, 2006 juvenile court order terminating his parental rights and making Anthony available for adoption by Shawns mother.Court appointed counsel to represent Shawn on this appeal. After reviewing the record, counsel filed a brief raising no issues and forwarded the appellate record to Shawn to facilitate his raising any issues he wished us to consider.
Court ordered the petition and appeal considered together and asked County Counsel to respond. County Counsel conceded Shawn made a sufficient showing of trial counsels inadequacy to warrant a hearing on that issue and informed us the record did not show compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). County Counsel asked us to issue an order to show cause (OSC) returnable before the juvenile court to hold relevant hearings. In reply, Shawn agreed with County Counsels recommendations. The appeal is dismissed as moot.
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