In re M.C. CA2/3
In this consolidated appeal from an order terminating mother’s parental rights, mother contends the juvenile court committed reversible error by failing to provide notifications required by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related California statutes (Welf. and Inst. Code § 224 et seq.). Mother maintains her initial assertion that the children might be eligible for membership in the “Cherokee” tribe was sufficient, without more, to mandate ICWA notification, notwithstanding statements she made in response to the juvenile court’s later inquiry that indicated she lacked a reasonable factual basis for her assertion. We conclude the court satisfied its affirmative duty to inquire about the children’s possible Indian status, and the court’s finding that it had no reason to know Indian children were involved was supported by the evidence. We affirm.
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