Panel Sends Adoption Case Back To Court For ICWA Notification Compliance

(October 18, 2019, 12:45 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court sent a child custody case back to juvenile court on Oct. 15 after finding that the state’s child welfare agency failed to follow the tribal notification process in the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (Mendocino County Department of Health and Human Services v. Alissa C., et al., No. A156771, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 3, 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6903)....

Attached Documents

Related Sections