In re J.A. CA2/1
Appellants S.R (Mother) and E.G.B. (Father) are the parents of J.R. (born September 2015), J.G. (born June 2019), and G.G. (born April 2020) (collectively, the children). The court declared the children to be dependents of the court and removed them from the parents’ custody. Mother and Father appealed from the court’s dispositional orders. They contend that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) failed to comply with its duty to inquire whether the children are Indian children within the meaning of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) We agree, and will direct the court to ensure DCFS’s compliance with the duty of inquiry.
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