In re L.T. CA2/5
Father appeals from an order terminating parental rights to his three children under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. He contends the juvenile court erred when it determined the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) satisfied its inquiry obligations under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related California law as to the children’s possible Indian heritage. No interested party filed a respondent’s brief; instead, father, DCFS, and the children filed a joint application and stipulation for conditional reversal and remand to the juvenile court to permit proper compliance with ICWA and related California law. We accept the parties’ stipulation.
This case involves reversible error because the parties agree, and we concur, there was noncompliance with the inquiry requirements of ICWA and related California provisions. (In re H.V. (2022) 75 Cal.App.5th 433, 438; In re Benjamin M. (2021) 70 Cal.App.5th 735, 744
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