JA v. State, DFYS

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

J.A. appeals the termination of his parental rights to his three Native children. We must determine whether expert testimony was sufficient under the Indian Child Welfare Act to support the trial court's conclusion that the children would likely suffer serious harm if they were returned to J.A.'s custody. We hold that the experts' testimony was sufficiently related to the facts and issues of the case even though the experts based their opinions on hypothetical seenarios and a limited review of the family's case file. And because J.A. explicitly concedes…