California Foster Parents Take ICWA Challenge To High Court

(October 28, 2016, 5:35 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Foster parents of girl whose father is a member of an Indian tribe asked the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 7 to review a California appellate court finding that they did not demonstrate good cause to depart from the Indian Child Welfare Act’s mandate and keep the girl in the foster home rather than placing her with the father’s relatives, who are not tribal members (R. P., et ux. v. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, et al., No. 16-500, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3731)....