Dwayne P. v. Superior Court

In Dwayne P. v. Superior Court (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 247, father indicated he might have Cherokee Indian heritage, and mother's counsel said mother "'indicated that she has some Cherokee American Indian heritage." (Id. at p. 252.) Accordingly, the Court of Appeal held that notice should have been given to the three Cherokee entities listed in the Federal Register, and that the juvenile court's failure to secure compliance with ICWA's notice provisions was prejudicial error. (Id. at pp. 257 & fn. 6, 258.)