In re E.T. CA4/2
L.C. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights as to her 20-month-old son E.T. Mother’s sole contention on appeal is that the order must be reversed because the Riverside County Department Public Social Services (the Department) and the juvenile court failed to comply with the inquiry requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and with Welfare and Institutions Code section 224 et seq. The Department agrees. For the reasons explained herein, we conditionally reverse the judgment and remand the matter with directions the Department and the juvenile court comply with the inquiry and, if applicable, the notice provisions of the ICWA statutes. If after such compliance the juvenile court finds the child is not an Indian child, the judgment terminating parental rights shall be reinstated.
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