In re E.V.

Filed 6/30/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re E.V., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL

SERVICES AGENCY,

G061025

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 20DP1391) v.

OPINION

G.V.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Robert Gerard, Judge. Conditionally reversed and remanded with instructions. Motion to take new evidence denied. Sean Angele Burleigh, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Leon J. Page, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen and Aurelio Torre, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. G.V. (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s judgment terminating his parental rights as to his newborn daughter (E.V.) and selecting adoption as the permanent plan. He raises the following issue on appeal: The court and the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) failed to adequately inquire into the child’s Indian ancestry under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) (ICWA). SSA concedes there were two errors with respect to…