In re S.S. CA2/3
Mother Tracy J. appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights to her daughter S.S. (born November 2019). Mother contends the order must be reversed because the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) failed to comply with its duty of initial inquiry under state law (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224 et seq.) implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) when it did not ask certain extended family members if the child had Indian heritage. We conclude substantial evidence supports the juvenile court’s finding that ICWA does not apply and affirm.
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