Legal Opinion
Z.B. v. L.B.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 9, 2011No. A126914PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIGGINS, J.
The probate court appointed 16-year-old H.C.’s brother and sister-in-law as her guardians over the objection of her mother, L.B. L.B. contends the court committed constitutional error when it declined her requests for appointed counsel. She also asserts the guardianship is not supported by substantial evidence and that the court failed to obtain a statutorily required report and comply with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.). In the published portion of this opinion, we conclude L.B. was not entitled to appointed…
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