Legal Opinion

D.J.C. v. P.D.C.

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided February 27, 1997No. 950573-CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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BILLINGS, Judge:

P.D.C. (Father) appeals the juvenile court’s termination of his parental rights in his three children. Father contends the action should have been transferred to tribal court under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) and that ICWA standards applicable to termination of parental rights to an Indian child were not met. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

FACTS

D.J.C.R. (Mother) and D.R.R. (Stepfather) petitioned to have Mother’s three children, D.A.C. and P.D.C., fourteen-year-old twins, and S.D.C., seven years old, adopted by Stepfather. Mother then…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  3. Matter of Adoption of HallowayUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  4. In Re Junious M.California Court of Appeal · 1983
  5. A.B.M. v. M.H.Alaska Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Michael J., Jr. v. Michael J., Sr.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2000
  4. P.D.C. v. D.J.C.R.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2001
  5. D.J. v. P.C.Alaska Supreme Court · 2001

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