Legal Opinion
Dept. of Human Services v. H. C. W.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided May 5, 2021No. A174594PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
102 Argued and submitted February 17, reversed and remanded May 5, 2021 In the Matter of N. C. H., a Child. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. H. C. W., Appellant. Josephine County Circuit Court 20JU01097; A174594
489 P3d 139
In this juvenile dependency case, mother appeals the trial court’s determi- nation that her child, N, is not an “Indian child,” as defined in 25 USC section 1903(4) and, thus, that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) does not govern the case. Mother is a descendant member of the Karuk tribe, which has two types of membership: descendancy and fully…
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