In re Z.C. CA2/5
Mother and father appeal from the order terminating their parental rights to son under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. Joining in each other’s briefs, the parents contend the juvenile court erred when it declined to find the parent-child beneficial relationship exception to the termination of parental rights applied. They also argue the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) failed to comply with section 224.2, subdivision (b)—the California statute implementing the initial inquiry rules of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.).
We conclude the juvenile court did not err in finding the parent-child beneficial relationship exception inapplicable. We nonetheless conditionally reverse and remand for the juvenile court to order DCFS to comply with section 224.2, subdivision (b).
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