Legal Opinion
People ex rel. T.W.S.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1994No. 93CA0708PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge PLANK.
In this dependency and neglect proceeding concerning A.S., a Native American child, the Leech Lake Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Tribe) appeals an order of the juvenile court which denied transfer of jurisdiction to a tribal court under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. § 1901, et seq. (1988). We affirm.
On May 3,1988, the Denver Department of Social Services (DDSS) filed a dependency and neglect petition concerning A.S., then about 15 months old, against T.L.W. (mother). Because the mother was a member of the Tribe, DDSS notified the Tribe of the…
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