In re E.G. CA2/2
N. V. (Mother) appeals an order terminating parental rights. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.) The children’s paternal grandmother (PGM) is adopting them. Mother contends that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) failed to interview extended family members about their ancestry under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224 et seq.)
Mother, an immigrant from Mexico, denied Indian heritage and never, since 2018, claimed otherwise. Neither DCFS nor the court had reason to believe the children are Indian. Even now, Mother makes no claim that she or any relative is Indian. She has not shown prejudice from DCFS’s failure to interview extended family members. We affirm.
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