Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2017

in the Interest of A.E., a Child

in the Interest of A.E., a Child
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided October 13, 2017

in the Interest of A.E., a Child

Opinion

Order entered October 13, 2017

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-00425-CV IN THE INTEREST OF A.E., A CHILD On Appeal from the 304th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. JC-16-433-W ORDER By Orders dated August 23, 2017, and September 12, 2017, we abated this appeal and ordered the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the “Department”) to conduct an investigation whether A.E. is an “Indian child” as defined by the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-63 (West, Westlaw through Pub. L. No. 115-61) (“ICWA”), and to report the results of its investigation to the trial court. We further ordered the trial court to consider the Department’s report, conduct a hearing on A.E.’s status as an Indian child, and transmit a supplemental record to this Court on or before October 13, 2017. The trial court has complied with our orders, and the supplemental record has been filed. Accordingly, we REINSTATE this appeal.

/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE

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