Legal Opinion
In re the Welfare of R.S.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 26, 2011No. A10-1390PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEYER, Justice.
After parental rights to an Indian child living in Fillmore County were involuntarily terminated, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe (the Band) petitioned for transfer of the ensuing preadoptive placement proceedings to its tribal court. The district court granted the Band’s motion and the court of appeals affirmed. Because we conclude that transfer of preadoptive proceedings to tribal court is not authorized by federal or state law, we reverse.
The subject of these proceedings is the sixth child of R.S. and L.S. L.S. is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe;…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Christensen v. Hennepin Transportation Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
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3Cited by16 opinions
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