Valerie M. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

OPINION

HALL, Judge.

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, the juvenile court issued an order terminating the parental rights of Valerie M. (Mother) as to her children Kaydee V., Randy V., and Zachary V. On appeal, Mother asserts that the burden-of-proof jury instructions violated the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA or the Act), 25 U.S.C. sections 1901-1963 (1978), and Arizona Rule of Procedure for the Juvenile Court 66(C). We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The facts relevant to the issue on appeal are undisputed. The children are members of the Cherokee Tribe and subject to the Act. On…