In re H.V.

I. INTRODUCTION

S.V., mother of now three-year-old H.V., appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction and disposition orders contending that the juvenile court and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) failed to comply with their duties under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and related state statutes and court rules. We conditionally affirm the court’s orders but remand for the limited purpose of ensuring compliance with ICWA’s requirements.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 2 Petition

The juvenile court sustained the Department’s December 7, 2020, section 300 petition that alleged mother had engaged in a violent altercation with a female companion in the child’s presence. Mother had brandished a knife and pushed the

Because the sole issue mother raises on appeal concerns the juvenile court’s and the Department’s compliance with ICWA and related state statutes and court rules, we limit our recitation of facts to those relevant to that compliance issue except as is necessary for context.

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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