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IN RE WANOMI P.

Docket No. B036785.

216 Cal.App.3d 156 (1989)

264 Cal. Rptr. 623

In re WANOMI P., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MARY P. et al., Defendants and Respondents; DONALD JAMES GEISLER et al., Interveners and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

November 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

De Witt W. Clinton, County Counsel, and Charles W. Nickell for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Randall B. Hicks for Interveners and Appellants.

Jill M. Bojarski, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, and Jaime M. Cervantes for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

HANSON, J. —

INTRODUCTION

This case involves the custody of a minor born in California to a mother who is a member of a Canadian Indian tribe. It calls upon us to determine whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) requires the California courts to transfer jurisdiction over the minor to the Canadian Indian tribe.

FACTS

On September 10, 1987, the Los Angeles County...

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