Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J.J.G.

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided February 13, 2004No. 89,841PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Greene, J.:

The natural non-Indian father of J.J.G. appeals the trial court’s decision to terminate his parental rights, alleging noncompliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and insufficiency of evidence. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Overview

J.J.G. was bom January 15,1991, to her Indian mother, a member of the Crow Tribe, and her non-Indian father. Father moved to Kansas in 1996 with the child after learning that mother had filed sexual abuse reports against him in Montana, leaving mother suffering from a stroke and chronic alcoholism. In February 2001, J.J.G. was placed in the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  2. K.N. v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1993
  3. In The Interest of S.M.Q.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1990
  4. In Re Adoption of F.A.R.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1987
  5. Matter of Adoption of DMJSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In the Interest of B.D.-Y.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2008
  2. In re G.F.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2007
  3. In Re the Adoption of B.G.JSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  4. In re S.M.H.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 2005
  5. In re A.J.S.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2009

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