ICWA Placement Preference Decision Out of California Involving Choctaw Tribe

This story was filed on August 18, 2014

Here. This is a re-occurring and incredibly frustrating ICWA fact pattern–if the ICWA compliant placement is out of state, or far away from the parents, and the goal is reunification, it makes sense for the tribe and state to allow … Continue reading →read more

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