Legal Opinion
Bruce L. v. W.E.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 2011No. S-13580PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WINFREE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
' A biological father appeals from the termination of his parental rights and an adoption decree, arguing it was error for the trial court to (1) fail to apply certain protections available to him under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and (2) find his consent to the adoption unnecessary under state law. We vacate the trial court's determination that the child is not an Indian child under ICWA because it is not explained in the court's written decision why, after the parties to the proceeding took the position that the child is an Indian child and…
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