J.W. v. Superior Court CA2/5
On September 9, 2020, the Department filed a petition on behalf of then-one-month-old J.W. pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300.
The petition was preceded by an investigation by the Department, during which father “confirmed” to the Department on August 6, 2020, that he has Native American ancestry and is “linked” with the Blackfoot and Cherokee tribes. He planned to register with the tribes. Father subsequently filed a Parental Notification of Indian Status stating he may have Indian ancestry with the Cherokee tribe.
On September 29, 2020, paternal aunt L.W. told the dependency investigator that her family may have Cherokee and Blackfeet heritage, but she did not have any “information.” She stated that paternal uncle M.U. had “all of the information” and gave the dependency investigator his telephone number.
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