In re L.C. CA2/5

Filed 12/16/22 In re L.C. CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

In re L.C., a Person Coming B320192 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19CCJP04782B)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

J.C.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, Marguerite D. Downing, Judge. Conditionally reversed and remanded.

Jack A. Love, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, Peter Ferrera, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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I. INTRODUCTION

J.C. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, L.C. (the child), under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, contending that the matter should be remanded for compliance with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related California statutes (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224 et seq.). We conditionally reverse the order terminating parental rights and remand for the limited purpose of ensuring compliance with the requirements of ICWA.