Riverside County Department of Public Social Services v. S.H.

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, J.

Defendant and appellant S.H. (mother) is the biological mother of C.G. (bom in 2013), the child at issue in the present appeal, as well as B.H. (bom in 2011), who is C.G.’s half sibling. Both children were removed from mother’s custody, and her parental rights were eventually terminated. On appeal, mother contends that the order terminating her parental rights as to C.G. must be reversed for failure to comply with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.). We agree, and therefore reverse.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL…