People v. C.A.

¶ 1 In this dependency and neglect proceeding, N.C. (mother) and R.A. (father) appeal the trial court's judgment terminating their parent-child legal relationships with C.A. (the child). Among other issues, mother contends that the trial court did not comply with the inquiry provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 to 1963 (2012).

¶ 2 To decide if the trial court complied with ICWA, we must answer a question that has yet to be decided in Colorado: When a trial court inquires at an initial temporary custody hearing at the commencement of the dependency and…