In re Juan G. CA2/7
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jean M. Nelson, Judge. Conditionally affirmed and remanded with directions.
Robert McLaughlin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Stephen Watson, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Cervando G., the presumed father of six-year-old Juan G., appeals the October 5, 2021 order terminating his parental rights, contending only that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services breached its affirmative and continuing duty to inquire whether Juan may have Indian ancestry as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related California law. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224.2, subds. (a) & (b).) The Department does not dispute it failed to conduct the required inquiry. Instead, it argues we lack jurisdictio
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