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In re C.M. CA4/1
V.S. (Father) and S.M. (Mother) appeal from the juvenile court's termination of parental rights over their daughter, C.M. They contend the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) did not fulfill its continuing duty of inquiry and notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.), and thus the court's finding that ICWA did not apply must be reversed. In particular, after Mother provided additional information regarding her Indian heritage, the Agency did not make further inquiries regarding whether C.M. may be an Indian child or provide further notice to certain tribes. The Agency concedes that Mother provided additional statistical and genealogical information in her ICWA worksheet, that it did not provide this additional information to the tribes, and that the case should be remanded for ICWA compliance. The parties have stipulated to the issuance of an immediate remittitur. We conditionally reverse and remand for compliance w

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