In Re Miguel E.

Suzanne F. Evans, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objectors and Appellants.

Andrea R. St. Julian, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant, for Petitioner Miguel E. and for Minors.

John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Gary C. Seiser, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

HUFFMAN, J.

These proceedings concern three children: Miguel E., born in September 1995; Aaron A., born in August 2000; and C.A. A., born in June 2002. Their mother, Leeanna A. (Mother), along with Miguel and the children's maternal grandmother and maternal step-grandfather, Deborah and John V. (individually, Grandmother and Grandfather; together, Grandparents), [1] appeal the June 17, 2003 order removing all three children from Grandmother pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 387. [2] Appellants contend the removal was erroneous for numerous reasons. Mother additionally contends that, in Aaron's case, the court failed to comply with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) ( 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.). Miguel has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking relief…