V.P.

Appellant V.P. (Mother) is the mother of E.W. and P.W. Mother appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights at a hearing held under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 held on May 13, 2008. 1 Mother makes a threefold challenge under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.): (1) The Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) did not provide proper notice to the Indian tribes; (2) DPSS did not receive responses from all of the noticed tribes or from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); and (3) the juvenile court did not make a finding that ICWA did not apply. As discussed below, we find that any error was not prejudicial and so affirm the court’s orders.

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Statement of Facts and Procedure

On December 14, 2006, two-year-old E. and newborn P. were removed from their parents’ custody after both Mother and P. tested positive for marijuana and amphetamines in the hospital after P.’s birth. During a December 13, 2006, interview with the social worker, Mother denied having any Native American heritage. In a December 14, 2006, interview with the social worker, the children’s father (Father)…