In re T.W. CA4/2
On March 9, 2020, personnel from the department filed a Welfare and Intuitions Code section 300 juvenile dependency petition alleging, in part, that parents had left the minor with unrelated persons for extended periods of time without provision for support. Parents whereabouts were then unknown. On March 10, 2020, the juvenile court detained the minor. Parents did not appear at the detention hearing. The court ordered parents to complete ICWA-020 forms.
In the jurisdiction and disposition report filed May 28, 2020, the social worker opined ICWA did not apply. On March 13, 2020, mother informed the social worker that neither she nor her family had any Native American ancestry or heritage. The social worker met with father on March 13, 2020; he also denied that either he or his family had any Native American ancestry or heritage. The social worker recommended the court render a finding that the minor would not come under the provisions of ICWA.
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