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Lower court decision

Case Summary:

Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed an order terminating parental rights. This case presents the following issue: Does a parent’s failure to appeal from a juvenile court order finding that notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act was unnecessary preclude the parent from subsequently challenging that finding more than a year later in the course of appealing an order terminating parental rights?

Petitioner/Mother’s Brief

Respondent LA County DCFS

United States Amicus Brief