In re K.G.

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 23, 2025B344654California2,180 words

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Filed 12/23/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

In re K.G., a Person Coming Under B344654 the Juvenile Court Law. _________________________________ LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County Super. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Ct. No. 21CCJP03266A)

AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

M.A. et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mary E. Kelly, Judge. Affirmed. Jill Smith, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Father. Christopher R. Booth, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Mother. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Navid Nakhjavani, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. __________________________ We hold the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services adequately discharged its duty of reasonable inquiry under California’s analogue to the Indian Child Welfare Act, known as ICWA, by asking people it would contact in its usual course of…

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