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NAME:

FIRM NAME:

STREET ADDRESS:

CITY:

TELEPHONE NO.:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

ATTORNEY FOR (name):

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

CHILD'S NAME:

1. 

Name:

Indian Status

3.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

Date:

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY:

STATE BAR NUMBER:

ICWA-020

FOR COURT USE ONLY

STATE:

FAX NO.:

ZIP CODE:

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS:

PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF INDIAN STATUS

CASE NUMBER:

To the parent, Indian custodian, or guardian of the above named child: You must provide all the requested information 
about the child's Indian status by completing this form. If you get new information that would change your answers, you 
must let your attorney, all the attorneys on the case, and the social worker or probation officer, or the court investigator 
know immediately and an updated form must be filed with the court.  

2. 

Relationship to child:

Parent

Indian custodian

Guardian

Other:

I am or may be a member of, or eligible for membership in, a federally recognized Indian tribe.
Name of tribe(s) (name each):
Location of tribe(s):

The child is or may be a member of, or eligible for membership in, a federally recognized Indian tribe.
Name of tribe(s) (name each):
Location of tribe(s):

One or more of my parents, grandparents, or other lineal ancestors is or was a member of a federally recognized tribe.
Name of tribe(s) (name each):
Location of tribe(s):
Name and relationship of ancestor(s):

I am a resident of or am domiciled on a reservation, rancheria, Alaska Native village, or other tribal trust land.

The child is a resident of or is domiciled on a reservation, rancheria, Alaska Native village, or other tribal trust land.

The child is or has been a ward of a tribal court.

Either parent or the child possesses an Indian identification card indicating membership or citizenship in an Indian tribe.
Name of tribe(s) (name each):
Membership or citizenship number (if any):

None of the above apply.

4.

A previous form ICWA-020  

has

has not

been filed with the court.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

(SIGNATURE)

Note: This form is not intended to constitute a complete inquiry into Indian heritage. Further inquiry may be required by 
the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
ICWA-020 [Rev. March 25, 2020]

PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF INDIAN STATUS

Page 1 of 1

Welfare  & Institutions Code, § 224.2; 
Family Code, § 177(a); 
Probate Code, § 1459.5(b); 
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.481 
www.courts.ca.gov

Parental Notification of Indian Status

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Sourced from selfhelp.courts.ca.gov (2023-03)
Page(s): 1
Fields(s): 39
Average fields per page: 39
Reading Level: Grade 8
LIST Grouping(s): Unknown

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Here are the fields we could identify.

icw_page_name_tf__1 was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].Name_tf[0] (0.58 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_bar was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].AttyBarNo[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_name was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].Name[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_firm was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].AttyFirm[0] (0.34 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_street was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].Street[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_city was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].City[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_state was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].State[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_zip was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].Zip[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_phone was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].Phone[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_fax was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].Fax[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info_email was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].Email[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_atty_party_info was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].AttyPartyInfo[0].AttyFor[0] (0.34 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_court_info_crt_county was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].CourtInfo[0].CrtCounty[0] (0.38 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_court_info_crt_street was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].CourtInfo[0].CrtStreet[0] (0.38 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_court_info_crt_mailing_add was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].CourtInfo[0].CrtMailingAdd[0] (0.43 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_court_info_crt_city_zip was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].CourtInfo[0].CrtCityZip[0] (0.43 conf)
page_caption_court_info_crt_branch was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].CourtInfo[0].CrtBranch[0] (0.38 conf)
page_p_caption_title_party_name was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].TitlePartyName[0].Party1[0] (0.33 conf)
icw_page_p_caption_case_number was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].p1Caption[0].CaseNumber[0].CaseNumber[0] (0.34 conf)
icw_page_date_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].Date_tf[0] (0.37 conf)
icw_page_name_tf__2 was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].Name_tf[1] (0.35 conf)
icw_page_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].Other_tf[0] (0.34 conf)
icw_page_item_cb__1 was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3a_cb[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_aname_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3aname_tf[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_alocation_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3alocation_tf[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_b_cb was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3b_cb[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_b_name_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3bName_tf[0] (0.27 conf)
icw_page_item_b_location_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3bLocation_tf[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_item_c_cb was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3c_cb[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_c_name_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3cName_tf[0] (0.27 conf)
icw_page_item_c_location_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3cLocation_tf[0] (0.32 conf)
icw_page_item_c_ancestor_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3cAncestor_tf[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_cb__2 was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3d_cb[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_e_cb was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3e_cb[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_f_cb was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3f_cb[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_g_cb was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3g_cb[0] (0.25 conf)
icw_page_item_g_name_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3gName_tf[0] (0.27 conf)
icw_page_item_g_number_tf was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3gNumber_tf[0] (0.31 conf)
icw_page_item_cb__3 was ICWA-020[0].Page1[0].item3d_cb[1] (0.31 conf)

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