Gila River Indian Community v. Department of Child Safety

OPINION

WINTHROP, Judge:

¶ 1 Following termination of the parental rights of the biological parents of AD., an Indian child and eligible member of the Gila River Indian Community (“the Communi*387ty”), the Community moved for an order transferring jurisdiction of the matter to its Children’s Court. The Maricopa County Juvenile Court denied the motion, and the Community appealed. We hold that 25 U.S.C. § 1911(b) of the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”),2 which the Community argues requires transfer, does not allow jurisdiction to be transferred after parental rights have been terminated.…