In re S.B. CA6
W.B. is the mother of S.B., the child at issue in this juvenile dependency matter. The mother appeals after the juvenile court terminated her parental rights at a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 selection and implementation hearing.
On appeal, the mother contends the juvenile court erred by finding that the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department (the Department) complied with the inquiry and notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). (See 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) The mother requests this court conditionally reverse the order terminating her parental rights and remand the matter with directions that the juvenile court order the Department to conduct a further inquiry into the child’s Indian heritage and provide proper notice to tribes. The Department acknowledges that its ICWA notices contained “inadvertent omissions” and does not oppose a conditional reversal. We agree a conditional reversal is required.
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