Standing Strong for Native Families
A website from the Native American Rights Fund
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the father of two American Indian children is entitled to withdraw his consent to terminate his parental rights because the adoption of his children has not yet been finalized… Read the full article at the Detroit Free Press website.
Legal Topics: Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act Read the full decision at the National Indian Law Library website.
Legal Topics: Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act; Indian Child Welfare Act Read the full decision at the National Indian Law Library website.
Synopsis: (from the opinion) “This consolidated child welfare dispute involves three dockets. In Docket No. 315510, respondent-mother, M. McCarrick, appeals of right the trial court’s March 13, 2013 order removing her three minor children from her home. In Docket No. 317403, McCarrick appeals of right the trial court’s June 28, 2013 order removing her minor … Read more