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The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) A Legal Overview
ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection: Part C (2011 forward) Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Administrative law.
- Adoption.
- Child welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Contained In:
- ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] [publisher not identified] 2011
- Summary:
- 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:
- CRS Report
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC
- Vendor supplied data
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
- Publisher Number:
- CRS-2011-AML-0310
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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