In re N.C. CA2/6

Filed 11/15/22 In re N.C. CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

In re N.C., a Person Coming 2d Juv. No. B320724 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Super. Ct. No. 21JV00319) (Santa Barbara County)

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

A.C.,

Defendant and Appellant.

A.C. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights as to her daughter, N.C., and selecting adoption as the permanent plan. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)1 She contends the court erred when it found

1 Subsequent undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. inapplicable (1) the parental-benefit exception, and (2) the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25…