The Indian Child Welfare Act handbook : a legal guide to the custody and adoption of Native American children / Kelly Gaines-Stoner, Mark C. Tilden, and Jack F. Trope.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-347) and index.
Contents:
The Indian Child Welfare Act and its foundations -- Applicability of the ICWA -- Jurisdictional provisions of the ICWA -- Procedural requirements of the ICWA -- Placement provisions of the ICWA -- Collateral challenges to ICWA determinations -- Funding of ICWA programs -- ICWA : 40 years later -- Appendix A. The Indian Child Welfare Act -- Appendix B. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 25 (Indians), Part 23 -- Appendix C. Guidelines for implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act, December 2016 -- Appendix D. State codes and court rules addressing Indian child welfare -- Appendix E. Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Forms.
Summary:
"This updated edition incorporates the hundreds of new legal decisions since the last edition, including the impact of the recent Department of Interior's ICWA regulations and two critical Supreme Court decisions. The authors examine case law from courts around the country -- this is an issue not confined to reservations and their border towns."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.