Standing Strong for Native Families
A website from the Native American Rights Fund
Synopsis provided by Westlaw: County department of health and human services filed dependency petitions as to two children. The Superior Court, Sacramento County, Nos. JD232871 and JD232872, Paul L. Seave, J., directed counsel to make reasonable efforts to enroll the children and their father in a tribe which had notified the court that they were … Read more
The Turtle Talk blog has posted the legal complaint filed by the National Council for Adoption on May 27, 2015 regarding the new Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Child Welfare Act Guidelines. See a copy of the court filing at the Turtle Talk website.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has updated the Guidelines for State Courts and Services in Indian Child Custody Proceedings. These updated guidelines provide guidance to State courts and child welfare agencies implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act’s (ICWA) provisions in light of written and oral comments received during a review of the Bureau of Indian … Read more