(a) If the court, a social worker, or probation officer knows or has reason to know, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 224.2, that an Indian child is involved, notice pursuant to Section 1912 of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.) shall be provided for hearings that may culminate in an order for foster care placement, termination of parental rights, preadoptive placement, or adoptive placement, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 224.1. The notice shall be sent to the minorâs parents or legal guardian, Indian custodian, if any, and the childâs tribe. Copies of all notices sent shall be served on all parties to the dependency proceeding and their attorneys. Notice shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested. Additional notice by first-class mail is recommended, but not required. (2) Notice to the tribe shall be to the tribal chairperson, unless the tribe has designated another agent for service. (3) Notice of all Indian child custody hearings shall be sent by the party seeking placement of the child to all of the following: (A) All tribes of which the child may be a member or citizen, or eligible for membership or citizenship, unless either of the following occur: (i) A tribe has made a determination that the child is not a member or citizen, or eligible for membership or citizenship. (ii) The court makes a determination as to which tribe is the childâs tribe in accordance with subdivision (e) of Section 224.1, after which notice need only be sent to the Indian childâs tribe. (B) The childâs parents. (C) The childâs Indian custodian. (4) Notice, to the extent required by federal law, shall be sent to the Secretary of the Interiorâs designated agent. (5) In addition to the information specified in other sections of this article, notice shall include all of the following information: (A) The name, birth date, and birthplace of the Indian child, if known. (B) The name of the Indian tribe in which the child is a member or citizen, or may be eligible for membership or citizenship, if known. (C) All names known of the Indian childâs biological parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, or Indian custodians, including maiden, married, and former names or aliases, as well as their current and former addresses, birth dates, places of birth and death, tribal enrollment, membership, or citizenship information of other direct lineal ancestors of the child, and any other identifying information, if known. (D) A copy of the petition by which the proceeding was initiated. (E) A copy of the childâs birth certificate, if available. (F) The location, mailing address, and telephone number of the court and all parties notified pursuant to this section. (G) The information regarding the time, date, and any location of any scheduled hearings. (H) A statement of all of the following: (i) The name of the petitioner and the name and address of the petitionerâs attorney. (ii) The absolute right of the childâs parents, Indian custodians, and tribe to intervene in the proceeding. (iii) The right of the childâs parents, Indian custodians, and tribe to petition the court to transfer the proceeding to the tribal court of the Indian childâs tribe, absent objection by either parent and subject to declination by the tribal court. (iv) The right of the childâs parents, Indian custodians, and tribe to, upon request, be granted up to an additional 20 days from the receipt of the notice to prepare for the proceeding. (v) The potential legal consequences of the proceedings on the future custodial and parental rights of the childâs parents or Indian custodians. (vi) That if the parents or Indian custodians are unable to afford counsel, counsel will be appointed to represent the parents or Indian custodians pursuant to Section 1912 of the federal Indian Child Welfare Ac
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