In re Z.W. CA2/1
Mother and father have three children. The eldest was born in 2012, the middle in 2013, and the youngest in 2015. Since the beginning of the dependency proceedings, the children lived with their paternal grandparents. During the course of the dependency proceedings, the juvenile court concluded that it had no reason to know the children were Indian children. Mother appeals from the order granting paternal grandparents’ legal guardianship over the children.
Mother argues that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) failed to comply with state law (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224.2) implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.; ICWA). Specifically, mother argues that the child welfare agency should have interviewed her extended family members about Indian ancestry.
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