Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Adoption of Cd
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 2008No. 20070171PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1] K.D. (“Karen”) appealed from a district court judgment dismissing her petition to terminate the parental rights of M.L. (“Mary”). We reverse and remand, concluding the district court erred in determining that the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963, applied in this case.
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[¶ 2] Mary and E.D. (“Edward”) are the biological parents of C.D. (“Chad”), who was born in 1993. Karen is married to Edward and is Chad’s stepmother. Although Chad initially resided with Mary after his birth, he was removed from her custody upon a petition by Morton…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. AntelopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rice v. CayetanoSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by15 opinions
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