In re P.F. CA2/8
The mother appeals an order terminating parental rights over her daughter, P.F. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services did not comply with its initial duty of inquiry under the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) (the Act). State law requires the Department initially to ask extended family members whether a child is or may be an Indian child. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224.2, subd. (b).) The Department spoke to several maternal relatives but failed to make this initial inquiry. We conditionally reverse the termination order and remand with directions to comply with the Act.
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