Opinion
12-23-00258-CV
11-02-2023
IN THE INTEREST OF S. M. C. AND L. M. C., CHILDREN
APPEALED FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 2 IN AND FOR ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER
In examining the record herein, the Court has determined that it does not contain findings regarding whether the children are Indian children under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and that such findings should be sent to this Court for review.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the trial court shall (1) conduct a hearing to determine whether S.M.C. and L.M.C. are Indian children under the ICWA and (2) cause a record of the proceedings to be prepared and make appropriate findings as to whether the children are Indian children.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that a supplemental clerk's record, including and order and the court's findings resulting from the ICWA hearing, be certified to this Court no later than Friday, November 17, 2023.
WITNESS the Honorable James T. Worthen, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, 12thCourt of Appeals District of Texas, at Tyler.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT, at my office this the 2nd day of November 2023, A.D.