M.C.

DISCUSSION

Petitioner contends further inquiry of relatives and extended family members regarding minor’s potential Indian heritage is necessary to meet the requirements of the ICWA. We agree. This dependency proceeding commenced in Los Angeles County in 2014. At that time, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) social worker completed Indian child inquiry forms (ICWA-010) indicating minor had no known Indian ancestry. At the February 7, 2014, detention hearing, petitioner and minor’s father F.C. (father) provided the court with parental notification of Indian status

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2 forms (ICWA-020) indicating they had no known Indian heritage. Based on the parents’ representations, the Los Angeles County Superior Court found the ICWA did not apply. The March 2014 jurisdiction/disposition report filed by DCFS reflected that both parents denied any Indian ancestry and reiterated the court’s prior finding of ICWA inapplicability. Petitioner reported her mother (the maternal grandmother) died when she was young,…