In the Matter of the Dependency of: A.T., February 22, 2024 (Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.)
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Matter of Dependency of A.T., January 25, 2024 (Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.)
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In the Matter of the Guardianship of L.C., November 13, 2023 (Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.)
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Matter of Guardianship of L.C., October 2, 2023 (Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.)
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In the Matter of the Dependency of: R.D., July 11, 2023 (Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.)
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Mathieu v. Department of Children, Youth, and Families, September 15, 2022 (Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.)
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In the Matter of the Dependency of: A.W., A Minor Child, October 31, 2022 (Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.)
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This court case could weaken WA’s Indian Child Welfare Act
The law protects Native children from being taken from their homes without tribal involvement. The case before the state Supreme Court could tighten those rules. Read the full article at the Crosscut website.
Washington Supreme Court Opinion Clarifies Rights of Parents under ICWA, WICWA
State and federal law protect the rights of Native American children even when one of their parents is not Indian. That’s the word today from the Washington state Supreme Court. Read the full article at the NW News Network website.
$980,514 Grant for Suquamish Tribe’s Head Start Program
The federal Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $980,514 grant to the Head Start early child education program operated by the Suquamish Tribe. Suquamish Head Start will receive $980,514 a year for five years. Read more at the North Kitsap Herald website.
In re K.J.B., June 11, 2015, (Washington)
Synopsis provided by Westlaw: In child protection proceeding, the Yakima Superior Court, David A. Elofson, J., terminated father’s parental rights. Father appealed. Holdings provided by Westlaw: The Court of Appeals, Lawrence-Berrey, J., held that: (1) state satisfied notice requirements of Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) by notifying Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), but not “Blackfoot” … Read more
Washington Tribes Urge Restart of Background Checks in Child Placement
Washington tribes and the country’s largest group representing Native Americans are asking for state and federal help in getting background checks when a tribe needs to place a child with a foster parent in an emergency situation. The state’s Children’s Administration, a division of the Department of Social and Health Services, had conducted the criminal … Read more
Controversy Over ICWA Placement of Foster Child (Washington)
Three-year-old Elle was cleared to be adopted by her foster parents, and then was removed and placed with her uncle. See related articles at the KING website: Foster Child Adoption Halted Over Tribal Ties and Foster Child’s Uncle: ‘We Wanted Her All Along’
A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act
The Guide is intended to answer questions and provide a comprehensive resource of information on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The online version at http://www.narf.org/icwa was created as a complement to the print version of the Guide, which was printed by the Native American Rights Fund in 2007. While the topical sections are identical … Read more