In re Johnson

Respondent mother appeals as of right the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights *330to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (h). For the reasons stated in this opinion, we conditionally reverse and remand for further proceedings.1

At the preliminary hearing, and upon inquiry by the trial court, the minor child’s father stated that his deceased grandmothers were both “full-blooded” Native Americans, although he did not know to which tribe they belonged. In response, the court asked the assigned caseworker from the Department of Human Services (DHS) to investigate the question…