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6 California opinions name it 2 courts 2024–2026 6 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by California courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Ashlee R.green2 sentences2025DISCUSSION A. ICWA Inquiry “The California Supreme Court recently addressed ‘whether a child welfare agency’s failure to make the statutorily required initial inquiry under California’s heightened ICWA requirements constitutes reversible error.’ (In re Dezi C. (2024) 16 Cal.5th 1112 , 1125.) It ‘conclude[d] a judgment must be conditionally reversed when error results in an inadequate ICWA inquiry.’ (In re Kenneth D.[ (2024)] 16 Cal.5th [1087,] 1094; see In re Dezi C., [supra, 16 Cal.5th] at p. 1125.) “‘ICWA establishes minimum standards for state courts to follow before removing Indian childre 2024ICWA and the Duties of Inquiry and Notice The California Supreme Court recently addressed “whether a child welfare agency’s failure to make the statutorily required initial inquiry under California’s heightened ICWA requirements constitutes reversible error.” (In re Dezi C. (2024) 16 Cal.5th 1112 , 1125.) It “conclude[d] a judgment must be conditionally reversed when error results in an inadequate ICWA inquiry.” (In re Kenneth D. (2024) 16 Cal.5th 1087 , 1094; see In re Dezi C., at p. 1125.) “ICWA establishes minimum standards for state courts to follow before removing Indian children from the | 2 | 5 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in California. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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1 sentence2026(In re E.W. (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 396, 404 .) When a child welfare agency conducts an inadequate ICWA inquiry, and the record is thus underdeveloped as to what information might exist about a child’s Indian ancestry, a harmless error analysis is not feasible. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.