In re T.R.

Filed 12/5/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

In re T.R., a Person Coming B329240 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 22CCJP04196A)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN

AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MIRACLE R.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Hernan D. Vera, Judge. Motion to dismiss denied; appeal conditionally affirmed and remanded with directions. Jane B. Winer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ________________________

In this case, we examine whether a juvenile court that has selected legal guardianship as the permanent plan for a child and terminated dependency jurisdiction retains authority to ensure compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related California law (Cal-ICWA) (see Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 224.2, 224.3, subd. (a) 1) during prepermanency proceedings. We conclude that it…