D.S. v. Superior Court (2023) E079017 E079017; filed 2/15/23. ![[Files/CaseFiles/E079017.PDF]] [Opinion PDF](https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/E079017.PDF) ## Rule excerpts Published part III.C: 2023 construction of Welfare and Institutions Code section 224.2(b); adoptive relatives and the duty of initial inquiry. Quoting Ehrenclou v. MacDonald (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 364, 372. > Under California law, “an adopted person and the adopting person are, by law, in a parent-child relationship the same as a natural parent and child” (Ehrenclou v. MacDonald (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 364, 372), and section 224.2, subdivision (b), makes no distinction when using the term “parent.” Additionally, inclusion of legal guardians, Indian custodians, others who have an interest in the child, and the party reporting child abuse or neglect in the list of persons who must be interviewed does not suggest any limitation on the duty of inquiry based upon a biological connection to the child. — D.S. v. Superior Court (2023) E079017, slip op., p. 9.