Legal Opinion
Brenda O. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 7, 2010No. 1 CA-JV 10-0073PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSEN, Judge.
¶ 1 Brenda O. argues the superior court erred in terminating her parental rights because it incorrectly applied the expert-witness requirement in 25 U.S.C. § 1912(f) (2006), part of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”). For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 Brenda is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. In August 2007, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (“ADES”) removed Brenda’s five-month-old daughter, B., because Brenda was too intoxicated to care for her, and the superior court entered a dependency order. In…
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