A San Bernardino County appellate victory coincides with a Riverside County appellate loss, both involving the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The Court of Appeal ruled that a San Bernardino Superior Court termination of parental rights did not violate the ICWA, and ruled that Riverside Superior Court failed to follow ICWA in a separate custody termination case.
San Bernardino County’s custody terminations have been overturned 24 times in three years for not following ICWA — to the point that the Court of Appeal published an opinion admonishing the court and the child services agency for continued non-compliance.
The Indian Child Welfare Act,
