In re Juan A. CA2/1
In this dependency case (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300 et seq.), J.A. (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s disposition order. He contends we must reverse the disposition order because the court and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) failed to comply with the duty to inquire under section 224.2 whether his son, Juan A., is or may be an Indian child within the meaning of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.; (ICWA)). For the reasons explained below, we conclude DCFS’s failure to ask extended family members about potential Indian ancestry, as required under section 224.2, subdivision (b), was prejudicial. Therefore, we remand the matter with directions for the juvenile court to order DCFS to comply with section 224.2.
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