Legal Opinion
In Re the Welfare of the Children of M.L.A.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 17, 2007No. A06-2018PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONEBURNER, Judge.
Appellant challenges the denial of her motions to withdraw her admission and vacate a judgment terminating her parental rights to her two children and for a new trial, arguing that her admission to the allegations in the petition was coerced, that the judgment is invalid under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and that the judgment is void for lack of adequate findings. Because there is no evidence in the record that the children involved are Indian children and because the findings are sufficient to support the judgment, we affirm the denial of appellant’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lynumn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Finden v. KlaasSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- State v. KaiserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- Barragan v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- LYON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. Ricke's, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fiduciary Foundation, LLC v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013
- In re the Welfare of M.K.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2011
- In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: A.N.T. and J.W., Parents.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2015
- In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: B.D.D. and D.A.A., ParentsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2025