In re M.B. CA4/1
Hailey B. appeals the dispositional order in the dependency case of her minor
daughter M.B. Hailey contends that the juvenile court erred by determining that the San
Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) provided proper notice of
M.B.'s dependency case under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et
seq.). Hailey contends that (1) the court should not have found ICWA notice proper
without reviewing the notice documents themselves and (2) the court should have
required the Agency to provide notice to federally recognized Seneca tribes based on an
assertion of Seneca heritage by M.B.'s presumed father Robert Y. As to the first
contention, we conclude that Hailey's argument is moot in light of a subsequent juvenile
court order vacating the notice finding and reexamining the issue in light of new
evidence. As to the second, we conclude that the court did not err. We therefore affirm
the order.
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