In re T.V.
T.C. (Mother) is the mother of T.V., who was 14 years old at the time of the challenged jurisdiction and disposition orders. Mother contends the juvenile court’s jurisdiction and disposition orders should be reversed because: (1) the juvenile court conducted the disposition hearing in T.V.’s absence despite her request to be present and without inquiring as to whether she was given the opportunity to attend; (2) insufficient evidence supports removing T.V. from mother’s care; and (3) the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) sent incomplete ICWA[1] notices and failed to notify all required Indian tribes. As discussed post, we find the first two arguments to be without merit. However, we agree that the ICWA requirements were not satisfied, and we therefore conditionally reverse and remand for further proceedings in compliance with ICWA.
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