In re D.M. CA2/5
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, Stephanie M. Davis, Judge Pro Tempore. Affirmed, in part, and conditionally reversed, in part, and remanded with instructions.
Sean Angele Burleigh, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, and Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Veronica Randazzo, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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I. INTRODUCTION
A.C. (mother) appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her three children (the children), D.M. (born in 2010), J.M. (born in 2013), and C.M. (born in 2015). Mother contends the juvenile court abused its discretion when it concluded the beneficial parental relationship exception did not apply and erred by failing to ensure that the Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) conducted a sufficient initial inquiry under the the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S
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