In re Amanda S. CA2/3

BACKGROUND

Because father’s appeal raises only the issue of ICWA compliance, our summary of the factual and procedural history is brief. Amanda is father’s only child. Her older maternal half-sister, Faith, is also involved in this dependency case. Only Amanda is the subject of this appeal; mother did not appeal. Amanda and Faith each were subject to the juvenile court’s jurisdiction in earlier, separate dependency proceedings. Amanda became a dependent of the juvenile court in July 2013.

Statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 In June 2015, the court terminated its jurisdiction and released Amanda to home of parents. 1. Summary of current dependency proceeding The family again came to the attention of the Department in August 2018 when it received a report alleging mother and father had engaged in domestic violence while Amanda was home.2 Mother left the home. The record shows the Department was unable to reach mother until October 19, 2018, when she called Amanda on her iPad and a social worker briefly spoke to her. The Department’s next contact with mother was by telephone on November 7 and 8, 2018. The social worker explained why the…