Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2020

in the Interest of M.D., a Child

in the Interest of M.D., a Child
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided February 13, 2020

in the Interest of M.D., a Child

Opinion

Order entered February 13, 2020

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-19-01122-CV IN THE INTEREST OF M.D., A CHILD On Appeal from the 196th Judicial District Court Hunt County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 86664 ORDER We REINSTATE this appeal.

Pursuant to this Court’s January 15, 2020 order, the trial court held a hearing to determine whether the child is an Indian child under the Indian Child Welfare Act. See 25 U.S.C.A. § 1912(a). On January 31, 2020, we received a supplemental clerk’s record containing the statutory notice requirements of the Act and a supplemental reporter’s record of the hearing in which the trial court made an oral finding that the child is not an Indian child pursuant to the ICWA.

We ORDER the trial court to make and file written findings from the January 24, 2020 hearing regarding the child’s Indian status within FIVE days of this order.

/s/ DAVID L. BRIDGES PRESIDING JUSTICE

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