Rylei S., In re (2022) B316877
B316877; filed 7/18/22.
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## Rule excerpts
2022 further-inquiry duty under Welfare and Institutions Code section 224.2(e), after reported possible Cherokee ancestry.
> As discussed, that duty of further inquiry required interviewing, “as soon as practicable,” extended family members to develop specific biographical information, contacting the Bureau of Indian Affairs and “[c]ontacting the tribe or tribes and any other person that may reasonably be expected to have information regarding the child’s membership, citizenship status, or eligibility.” (§ 224.2, subd. (e)(2)(A)-(C).)
— Rylei S., In re (2022) B316877, slip op., p. 12.