In re Z.A. CA2/4
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Linda Sun, Judge. Affirmed.
Christopher R. Booth, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, William D. Thetford, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
INTRODUCTION
M.A. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional and dispositional findings on Welfare and Institutions Code sections 342 and 387 petitions. Father solely contends the juvenile court erred by finding the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) adequately investigated the children’s possible Indian ancestry, as required by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related state statutes. Father initially indicated he might have Apache ancestry. As a result, the juvenile court ordered the Department to conduct further inquiry and send notices to the Apach
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