placement preferences

Tribal Nations urge appeals court to uphold ICWA in Arizona foster care case

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Six Tribal Nations with children currently involved in dependency proceedings in Arizona state courts — the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Gila River Indian Community, Navajo Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and Tohono O’odham Nation — have filed an amicus curiae brief with the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, supporting the … Read more

Woman sues state over alleged sexual abuse while in foster care

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A South Dakota woman is suing the State of Iowa for allegedly placing her in a foster home with a convict who sexually assaulted her . . . The lawsuit alleges that before DHS placed Winkel in a foster home it was required by law to conduct a criminal background check on her prospective foster … Read more

Case petitioned to U.S. Supreme Court: R.P. v. LA County Department of Children and Family Services

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R.P. v. LA County Department of Children and Family Services U.S. Supreme Court Briefs and Pleadings Docket No. 16-500 Question Presented: The questions presented are: (1) Whether ICWA applies where the child has not been removed from an Indian family or community. (2) Whether ICWA’s adoptive placement preferences, 25 U.S.C.1915(a), require removal from a foster … Read more