In re Francisco D.
Annotate this CaseAdoptive Mother appealed the juvenile court's removal of her adoptive son from her care under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300. The court affirmed the juvenile court's finding of jurisdiction over the child under subdivision (j) and affirmed the disposition order because there is a substantial and current risk to the child that warrants his removal. Further, the evidence indicates that the child is not a member of an Indian tribe, nor is he the biological child of a member of a child. Consequently, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. 1912(a), 1903(4), is inapplicable to his dependency case, regardless of adoptive Mother's own Indian tribal membership.
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