In re V.B. CA5
On November 7, 2018, Victoria came to the attention of the department after a law enforcement officer found her three-year-old half sibling wandering down a road wearing only a soiled diaper. As a result of this incident, the department discovered that mother and father’s homes were unsafe and unsanitary. Thereafter, the department filed a dependency petition on behalf of Victoria and placed her in protective custody. That same day, father and mother verbally declared that they did not have Indian ancestry.
On November 9, 2018, father and mother each completed a Parental Notification of Indian Status form (ICWA-020) indicating they had no known Indian ancestry.
On January 16, 2019, Victoria was found to be a person described by section 300.
On January 29, 2019, at the disposition hearing, Victoria was ordered returned to mother’s custody on a family maintenance plan and father was ordered to participate in family reunification services.
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