In re Andrew D.
On appeal from an order terminating her parental rights to Andrew D. (the child), Mandy D. (mother) claims that the juvenile court erred when it found that the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) complied with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), and that ICWA did not apply. She claims that the record is insufficient to demonstrate meaningful compliance with the ICWA noticing requirements. DPSS concedes that the record is indeed inadequate. Mother also claims that there was no substantial evidence in the record to support the juvenile courts finding that there was no compelling reason to conclude that there existed such a beneficial relationship between the child and mother that terminating parental rights would be detrimental to the child. (Welf. & Inst. Code, 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(B)(i).)
We find that there is insufficient evidence in the record to establish that proper notice was given under the ICWA, and on that basis reverse the order terminating mothers parental rights.
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