California Placement Preference Case Dismissed for Lack of Ripeness

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Here. Child was from White Earth, and both tribal counsel and expert witness argued for relative placement. Department argued mother did not have standing and forfeited the relative placement issue even though child was “not suitable for adoption” and ICWA … Continue reading →

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