In re A.W. CA4/2
J.P. (Mother) and D.W. (Father) appeal from the juvenile court’s orders finding the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) (ICWA) does not apply and terminating parental rights to their daughter, A.W. A.W. was three years old on the date of the permanent plan selection hearing, held on October 19, 2016, under Welfare & Institutions Code section 366.26. We affirm because: (1) Father was not an enrolled member of a Native American Tribe on the date of the hearing; (2) the court had already continued the hearing four times to accommodate Father’s efforts to enroll, and a further continuance was not in A.W.’s best interest; and (3) ICWA does not require a child welfare agency to facilitate a tribe’s internal membership proceedings.
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