In re D.B. CA4/1
APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Michael P. Pulos, Judge. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with directions.
Michelle D. Peña, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Lonnie J. Eldridge, County Counsel, Caitlin E. Rae, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Lisa Maldonado, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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INTRODUCTION
J.J. (Mother) appeals from jurisdictional and dispositional orders in dependency proceedings for her minor daughter, D.B. The sole issue on appeal is whether the juvenile court erred by finding that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) did not apply, before the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) completed its initial inquiry under ICWA and Welfare and Institutions Code section 224.2. We conclude that the court did err in this regard. We reverse the court’s ICWA finding, remand for the limited purpose of ICWA compliance, and otherwis
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