In an appeal from the juvenile court’s order terminating mother’s reunification services, the Court of Appeal agreed with mother that the agency failed to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act’s (ICWA) inquiry requirements, because the record did not show that the agency asked the child’s stepmother, an extended family member in contact with the agency, about possible Indian ancestry. The Court of Appeal vacated the juvenile court’s finding that ICWA does not apply and remanded for the agency and the juvenile court to comply with the inquiry provisions of ICWA and California law.
