In re L.A. CA2/2
In December 2019, DCFS received a referral alleging general neglect and physical abuse of minor by mother. During an interview with a DCFS social worker, mother provided the partial name of minor’s father (father), stating that he had two last names but that she only remembered one. She provided father’s age but not his birthdate. Mother did not provide any contact information for father. The social worker “completed a CWS/CMS search”; there were “no hits” for father’s name.
Detention and Dependency Petition
Minor was detained from mother in January 2020 and placed with a nonrelated extended family member. Shortly thereafter, DCFS filed a Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 petition seeking the juvenile court’s exercise of dependency jurisdiction.
Detention Hearing
On January 22, 2020, mother filed a Parental Notification of Indian Status (ICWA-020) form indicating that she may have Indian ancestry through her father (maternal grandfather).
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