In re D.R. CA2/5
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, Stacy Wiese, Judge. Conditionally reversed and remanded with directions.
Janelle B. Price, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, and Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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J.R. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights to D.R. (the child) pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, arguing that the order should be conditionally reversed and remanded for compliance with the initial inquiry requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related California statutes (§ 224 et seq.). No interested party filed a respondent’s brief; instead, counsel for father, the child, and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) filed a joint application and
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