Legal Opinion
Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. J.E.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 2014No. B252999PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KRIEGLER, J.
This case involves the placement preferences set forth in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.).1 At issue is whether the dependency court properly applied the ICWA in finding that the foster parents of an Indian child failed to prove good cause to deviate from the ICWA’s adoptive placement preferences.
A 17-month-old Indian child was removed from the custody of her mother, who has a lengthy substance abuse problem and has lost custody of at least six other children, and her father, who has an extensive criminal history and has lost custody…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- In Re Marilyn HCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by15 opinions
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