In re Christina F. CA5
E.D. (Mother) appeals from orders of the juvenile court terminating parental rights to Christina F. and Richard F., Jr. (collectively, Minors). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.) Mother contends the court failed to ensure the Kern County Department of Human Services (Department) provided proper notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) to the Colorado River Indian Tribes of which Mother is an enrolled member.
Mother’s contention on appeal does not challenge the adequacy of the content of the ICWA notices sent by Department for Minors in this case. Rather, Mother essentially claims that service of the notices was defective because, although Department undisputedly mailed the notices to the correct address for service on the Colorado River Indian Tribes, the notices were addressed to the wrong person. (See § 224.2, subd. (a)(2) [“Notice to the tribe shall be to the tribal chairperson, unless the tribe has designated another agent for s
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