In re M.C.
As to Mother’s appeal, SSA agrees with Mother that reversal is necessary for thelimited purpose of ICWA compliance. We will reverse and remand for that purpose but otherwise affirm. The juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the detriment to M.C. from terminating the parent‑child relationship between Mother and M.C. did not outweigh the benefit to M.C. from adoption. We therefore affirm the order finding the parental benefit exception did not apply.
As to S.L.’s appeal, we conclude that SSA did not err by failing to conduct a relative placement assessment or that any error by the juvenile court in not ordering SSA to conduct such an assessment was harmless in light of the court’s ultimate decision to have S.L. and Sh.L. assessed, to have a bonding study conducted, and to hold an evidentiary hearing on S.L.’s request for placement. Finally, the juvenile court did not err in making the difficult decision to deny S.L.’s request for placement and t
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