May an appellate court take additional evidence to remedy the failure of the child welfare agency and the trial court to comply with the inquiry, investigation, and notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224 et seq.), and if so, what procedures must be followed? (In re Kenneth D. (2022) 82 Cal.App.5th 1027, review granted 11/30/2022 (S276649/C096051).)
Review on this issue has also been granted with briefing deferred in:
- In re E.L. (2022) 82 Cal.App.5th 597, mod. 83 Cal.App.5th 68c, review granted 11/30/2022 (S276508/B316261)