In re K.R. CA2/1
On February 9, 2017, DCFS filed a juvenile dependency petition concerning the children under section 300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. On the same day, the parents appeared in court at a detention hearing and filed Parental Notification of Indian Status forms (Judicial Council Forms, form ICWA-020 (rev. Jan. 1, 2008) (ICWA-020)). Mother checked a box next to the statement: “I have no Indian ancestry as far as I know.” Based on this form, the court found that there was no reason to know the children are Indian children “as to [Mother].”
Father indicated on his ICWA-020 form that he may have Indian ancestry. He provided the name of a tribe and the telephone number for the paternal grandfather. DCFS thereafter investigated Father’s claim of Indian heritage and notified certain tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the proceedings.
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