In re I.P.
San Benardino County Children & Family Services v. M.P.
Opinion
Opinion
Ramirez, J.
On appeal, defendant and appellant M.P. (Mother) contends that the juvenile court erred in terminating her parental rights as to her seven-year-old son, I.P. (the child), because the child is an Indian child (see 25 U.S.C. § 1903 (4); Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224.1, subd. (a)), and the juvenile court failed to follow the required statutory procedures regarding tribal customary adoptions. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm the juvenile court’s orders.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The child came to the attention of the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) in June 2011 when the child and his seven-year-old half sister, A.G. (the children), were found walking by themselves down a busy street in Barstow. Law enforcement responded and the children led the officers to their home. The officers found the front door to be wide open and Mother and several other people asleep inside. The home was dirty, cluttered, and contained very little edible food for the children. The officers also found smoke pipes and small bags of marijuana and methamphetamine throughout the home. Mother admitted to using marijuana and methamphetamine on a daily…