In re W.B.
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 9/26/
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
In re W.B., JR., a Person Coming ) Under the Juvenile Court Law. ) __________________________________ ) )
THE PEOPLE, )
) S181638 Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) Ct.App. 4/2 E047368 v. ) ) Riverside County W.B., JR., ) (Super. Ct. No. RIJ114127) ) Defendant and Appellant. ) ___________________________________ )
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND
DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING
THE COURT:
The majority opinion is modified as follows. On page 55, footnote 14 in this case, filed on August 6, 2012, and appearing at 55 Cal.4th 30, is modified to read in its entirety: “As W.B.’s counsel noted at oral argument, a child’s Indian status cannot be finally confirmed without input from the tribes. (See § 224.1, subd. (a); 25 U.S.C. § 1903(4).) But this fact does not expand ICWA’s duty of notice to all cases. Contact with the BIA and tribes is required only if information produced by the initial inquiry gives the court, social worker, or probation officer reason to know…