The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) : A Legal Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

Adoption.

Children.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (19 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-2047 in the 2013 issue.

Provides legal overview of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, which established uniform standards for placement of Indian children in foster or adoptive homes, including provisions governing parental participation, tribal court jurisdiction, priority placement of children with extended family members, and Federal grants to Indian tribes for family development programs. Reviews ICWA jurisdictional scheme, and summarizes proposed amendments to ICWA.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

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