In re E.E. CA2/8
Because the alleged failure to comply with the inquiry requirements of ICWA and related California law is the sole basis for Mother’s appeal, we recite only those facts pertinent to this claim.
I. Parents’ Prior Dependency Proceedings
Mother had a prior dependency court matter involving her child born in 2018. That matter was closed after an independent adoption when the child was one month old. The parties do not point us to any evidence of an ICWA inquiry or determination in that proceeding.
E.E.’s father (Father) has another child, S.E. (E.E.’s biological half sibling), born in 2007. Father’s parental rights were terminated with respect to S.E. in 2017. In that matter, the juvenile court found that the ICWA did not apply to S.E based on S.E.’s mother’s testimony on behalf of Father when Father was not present in court.
II. Active Dependency Proceedings
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