Legal Opinion
In re A.J.S.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 27, 2009No. 99,130PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Beier, J.:
This dispute between the unmarried natural mother and natural father of A.J.S. requires us to revisit our state’s adherence to the existing Indian family doctrine. The doctrine was first articulated in In re Adoption of Baby Boy L., 231 Kan. 199, 643 *430P.2d 168 (1982), and since then has been invoked in Kansas and elsewhere to except certain custody proceedings involving children with Indian ancestry from the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq. (2000).
Father — whose paternity has been confirmed since oral…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982
- Matter of Adoption of a Child of Indian HeritageSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Adoptive Couple v. Baby GirlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
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