Legal Opinion
In re Children of Shirley T.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 3, 2019No. Docket: Cum-18-178PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
[¶ 1] Shirley T. and David W. appeal from an order of the District Court (Portland, Powers, J. ) denying their and the Oglala Sioux Tribe's motions to transfer jurisdiction of this child protection matter to the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C.S. §§ 1901 - 1963 (LEXIS through Pub. L. No. 115-277). Shirley T. and David W. challenge the court's determination that there is good cause within the meaning of ICWA not to transfer the matter to the Tribal Court. We affirm the court's denial of the motion to transfer jurisdiction.
I. BACKGROUND
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