BRENDA O. v. ARIZONA DEPT. OF ECONOMIC SEC.

No. 1 CA-JV 10-0073.

244 P.3d 574 (2010)

BRENDA O., Appellant, v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY, B.L. and M.L., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

December 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gates Law Firm, L.L.C. By S. Marie Gates , Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.

Terry Goddard , Arizona Attorney General By Michael F. Valenzuela , Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee Arizona Department of Economic Security.


OPINION

JOHNSEN, Judge.

¶ 1 Brenda O. argues the superior court erred in terminating her parental rights because it incorrectly applied the expert-witness requirement in 25 U.S.C. § 1912(f) (2006), part of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act ("ICWA"). For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Brenda is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. In August 2007, the Arizona Department of Economic...

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