In Re Nm

Mother, Theresa M., and father, Sasha R., appeal for a second time from the order terminating parental rights to seven-year-old N.M. and five-year-old I.R., claiming again that the juvenile court and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) failed to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.). We disagree and affirm.

This is the third appeal in this case. In the first appeal, In re N.M. (July 19, 2005, B179269), 2005 WL 1672158 , a nonpublished opinion, we rejected mother's challenge to juvenile court orders that denied her family reunification services and reduced the amount of her visits with the minors. In the second appeal, In re N.M. (Sept. 6, 2006, B188500), 2006 WL 2556308 , a nonpublished opinion, we rejected the parents' contention that the juvenile court lacked sufficient evidence that the minors were likely to be adopted, but we ordered a limited reversal of the order terminating parental rights for compliance with ICWA and reinstatement of the order if ICWA compliance did not indicate Native American heritage.

We set forth a summary of facts and procedural history taken from our prior…