Indian Child Welfare Act
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indian-child-welfare-act-185-397041
title:
Indian Child Welfare Act
text:
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children from their families in custody, foster care and adoption cases. It gives tribal governments exclusive jurisdiction over children who reside on, or are domiciled on a reservation. It gives concurrent, but presumptive jurisdiction over foster care placement proceedings for Native American children who do not live on the reservation.
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description:
1978 U.S. federal law regulating tribal jurisdiction over court cases involving children
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Child_Welfare_Act
date created:
2007-01-27T11:05:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T14:36:13Z
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