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In re H.V.

Ruling by

Dorothy C. Kim

Lower Court

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

Debra L. Losnick

dissenting Judge(s)

Lamar W. Baker
Failure to make a proper first-step inquiry under the Indian Child Welfare Act was a prejudicial and reversible error even though the parent did not show that she could have obtained a more favorable result.



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