Legal Opinion
Del Norte County Department of Health & Human Services v. Patricia M.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 20, 2013No. A136586PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHMAN, J.
This appeal challenges an order terminating the parental rights of mother Patricia M. and father Bryan K. to their daughter Autumn K. and placing the child for adoption. Because Autumn was of Chickasaw descent and thus an Indian child, the dependency proceeding fell within the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 United States Code section 1901 et seq. As such, there were particular substantive requirements with which the juvenile court was obligated to comply when selecting a permanent plan for Autumn. Most significantly, absent good cause to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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