In re D.S. CA2/3
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Gabriela H. Shapiro, Judge Pro Tempore. Conditionally affirmed and remanded with directions.
Gina Zaragoza, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Melania Vartanian, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Mother appeals from orders denying her petition to change a court order and terminating her parental rights. On appeal, she contends the trial court erred in finding the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) did not apply. Mother argues the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) failed to conduct a proper inquiry of her and maternal relatives to determine whether D.S. is or may be an Indian child. The Department concedes that it did not conduct a proper ICWA inquiry and does not oppose a conditional
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