Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Theresa M.
Opinion
lead Opinion
Flier, J.
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 of 1978 (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.). We disagree and affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
1. Facts and Procedural History from Our Prior Opinions
This is the third appeal in this case. In the first appeal, In re N.M. (July 19, 2005, B179269), 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), 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 the ICWA and reinstatement of the order if ICWA compliance did not indicate Native American heritage.