In re Anthony R. CA1/4
Before the court are two children, a four-year-old girl and her nine-year-old brother, who are on the verge of being adopted by separate families. They are part of a sibling group of five, including adult twin sisters and a 16-year-old sister. The court terminated parental rights to the two youngest children on November 21, 2017. On appeal, D.T. (Mother) contends (1) the beneficial sibling relationship exception should have been applied to prevent termination of parental rights, and (2) the San Francisco Human Services Agency (Agency) failed to investigate potential ties through the children’s father to a Native American tribe, and the trial court failed to make findings whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) applied. We conclude there was substantial evidence to support the trial court’s factual findings, and the court did not abuse its discretion in finding the sibling relationship exception inapplicable.
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