In re L.D. CA6
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) gives Indian tribes the right to intervene in dependency proceedings “where the court knows or has reason to know that an Indian child is involved,” and foster care placement or termination of parental rights for the Indian child is being sought. (Id., at § 1912(a).) To that end, the party initiating dependency proceedings must provide the Indian child’s tribe with notice of the proceedings and the right to intervene. (Ibid.) In this dependency action, the mother of L.D. belatedly challenges the juvenile court’s finding made at the jurisdictional and dispositional hearing regarding compliance with ICWA. We will dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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