In re K.B.
On appeal from an order terminating their parental rights to K.B., K.S. (Mother) and D.B. (Father, collectively "Parents") claim that the juvenile court erred when it found that the San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services (DCS) complied with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act , 25 United States Code, section 1901 et seq. (ICWA). They claim that the notice sent to the tribes did not contain all of the information that was readily available to DCS and therefore did not constitute meaningful notice. In addition, father claims that he was not provided with proper notice of his right to file a writ petition from the orders made at the hearing setting a hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. He therefore challenges the juvenile court's failure to provide him with six months of reunification services in order to determine whether a suitable relative placement existed for K.B. Finding that there is insufficient evidence in the record to establish that proper notice was given under the ICWA, court reverse.
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