In re D.E. CA4/2
Defendant and appellant, V.A. (Mother), is the mother of three boys, Z.H., D.E., and Z.E., born in 2006, 2010, and 2015. Mother appeals from the January 25, 2017 orders terminating parental rights to D.E. and Z.E. and denying her petition to reinstate her services for Z.H. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 366.26, 388.) Mother’s sole claim on appeal is that the juvenile court erroneously concluded that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.; see also Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224 et seq.) did not apply.
Mother claims the juvenile court failed to require plaintiff and respondent, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), to thoroughly investigate Mother’s possible Indian ancestry, and as a result the notices of the proceedings given by DPSS to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (the BIA) and to three Indian tribes were inadequate to allow the BIA or the tribes to determine whether Z.H., D.E., and Z.E. were Indian children. DPSS argues substantial
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