Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

I dissent. I would reverse and remand for the entry of an order terminating the father’s parental rights and approving the adoption. I would further order the immediate return of the minor child to the adoptive parents.

Today the Court decides the fate of a child without regard to her best interests and welfare. I disagree that Congress intended the Indian Child Welfare Act32 (ICWA or Act) to be applied in derogation of the child’s best interests and welfare. See In re Welfare of L.N.B.-L., 157 Wash.App. 215, 237 P.3d 944, 965 (2010) (“ICWA’s applicability does not mean that ICWA replaces…