Legal Opinion
Mahaney v. Mahaney
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 2002No. 71022-8PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
— Petitioner Erika Mahaney, the non-Indian grandmother of two Indian children who have resided with her since 1992, seeks review of a Court of Appeals decision which reversed her nonparent custody award under chapter 26.10 RCW, finding that the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963, requires a showing of present unfitness to continue placement out of the parent’s home and that the expert witnesses were unqualified due to a lack of culturally relevant training or experience. We disagree with the Court of Appeals’ interpretation of the *882ICWA and the Bureau of Indian…
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- In Re the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. A-25525Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
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3Cited by28 opinions
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