Vick v. Cecil

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This is a case involving the adoption of A.M.C., a minor child, who is the natural daughter of Appellant Paul Vick and Appellee Lois Cecil. Paul and Lois were formerly married, and Lois is currently married to Appellee Dennis Cecil. On appeal, Paul challenges the entry of an order granting the adoption of A.M.C. by Dennis. He raises three points of error: (1) the circuit court erred in declining to apply the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (“ICWA”), codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 through 1963 (2000); (2) the court erred in finding that he had abandoned A.M.C.,…