In re E.W. v. V.P.

Opinion

RAMIREZ, P. J.

Appellant V.P. (Mother) is the mother of E.W. and P.W. Mother appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights at a hearing held under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 held on May 13, 2008.1 Mother makes a threefold challenge under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.): (1) The Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) did not provide proper notice to the Indian tribes; (2) DPSS did not receive responses from all of the noticed tribes or from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); and (3)…