In re Anthony Q. CA2/7
Jonathan Q., the presumed father of 11-year-old Anthony Q., appeals from the juvenile court’s October 21, 2016 order pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 terminating his parental rights and identifying adoption as the permanent plan for Anthony. Jonathan contends the juvenile court committed prejudicial error when it failed to transport him to court from the Los Angeles County Jail for the section 366.26 hearing as required by Penal Code section 2625, subdivision (d), and the court and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) failed to satisfy their affirmative duty of inquiry imposed by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.). We agree there was not an adequate investigation of the possible Indian ancestry of Anthony’s mother, Christina R., remand the matter to allow the Department and the juvenile court to remedy that violation of federal and state law and otherwise conditionally affirm the orde
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