In re H.D. CA4/3
In this juvenile dependency proceeding involving one minor (the child),
C. D. (mother) appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to the child pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, placing the child for adoption and approving a permanent plan of adoption by the maternal grandmother. Mother contends respondent Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) and the juvenile court failed to comply with their duty of inquiry under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) (ICWA) and related California law (§ 224 et seq.), meaning there is insufficient evidence to support the court’s finding ICWA does not apply. Because the record is silent as to compliance with certain aspects of the ICWA inquiry duty, we agree.
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