Orange County Social Services Agency v. E. K.

Opinion

MOORE, J.

In this case, a mother appeals from the dispositional order removing her daughter from her custody and awarding custody to the child’s *697father. The mother claims the juvenile court violated the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) (ICWA). She'argues it erred in going forward with the dependency proceedings when no evidence of service of notice on the appropriate tribes, receipt of notice by the tribes, or any response from the tribes had been filed with the court. The social services agency and the father, on the other hand, contend the ICWA notice provisions are…