T.W. v. L.M.W.

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

This case involves termination of the parental rights of appellant/mother, L.M.W. (hereinafter referred to as “natural mother”), who is a member of the Cherokee Indian Nation of Oklahoma, holding Cherokee registry number C0062066. The issues raised on appeal concern the jurisdiction of this state to entertain the termination of parental rights and adoption proceeding and the applicability of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (the “Act”).1

The natural mother grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. In January, 1988, at age eighteen, she met the natural father and they…