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<html><head></head><body>Here is the opinion. An excerpt: This appeal requires us to reexamine policies that underlie ICWA. Though we have previously held that the preponderance of the evidence standard set forth in Adoption Rule 11 applies, upon closer review we conclude … <a href="http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/alaska-stc-decision-on-icwa-placement-preferences/">Continue reading →</a><figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter max-w-golden mx-auto text-center"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="" border="0" src="/api/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstats.wordpress.com%2Fb.gif%3Fhost%3Dturtletalk.wordpress.com%26blog%3D1804110%26post%3D34421%26subd%3Dturtletalk%26ref%3D%26feed%3D1" width="1" height="1" class="next-image object-cover"></figure> <a target="blank" href="http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/alaska-stc-decision-on-icwa-placement-preferences/">read more</a>
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Here is the opinion. An excerpt: This appeal requires us to reexamine policies that underlie ICWA. Though we have previously held that the preponderance of the evidence standard set forth in Adoption Rule 11 applies, upon closer review we conclude … <a href="http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/alaska-stc-decision-on-icwa-placement-preferences/">Continue reading →</a>

Alaska SCT Decision on ICWA Placement Preferences