In re A.S. CA2/8
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Robin R. Kesler, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed.
Lelah S. Fisher, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Sally Son, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Mother Ashley S. appeals after the juvenile court terminated her parental rights to son A.S. (born 2019). She does not challenge the juvenile court’s decision to terminate her rights. Following up on her claim of Mayan heritage through Mexican ancestors, Mother’s sole contention is that the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) did not comply with its initial duty of inquiry under Welfare and Institutions Code section 224.2, subdivision (b) in that DCFS failed to ask maternal extended family members whether A.S. is an “Indian child” within the meaning of section 1903 of the federal Indian
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