Aug 12, 2013 | Adoption, Custody, Families, Family Law, Father's Rights, Indian Child Welfare Act, Legal Decision-Making, Parenting
I have written several times over the past year about the Baby Veronica case. As an infant, little Veronica was given up for adoption by her birth mother after it appeared that the father had abandoned her. However, the father. who was part Native American, later...
Apr 20, 2013 | Adoption, Custody, Family Law, Father's Rights, Indian Child Welfare Act, Legal Decision-Making, Mother's Rights, Parenting Time, Paternity
The case involving the adoption of Veronica is before the U.S. Supreme Court. It is a heartbreaking case that pits state adoption law against the Indian Child Welfare Act. There are legitimate legal interests on all sides. Until the 1960’s Native American children...
Jul 27, 2012 | Adoption, Custody, Indian Child Welfare Act, Parental Rights
The Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in the 1970’s, was intended tThe Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in the 1970s, was intended to protect Native American Children and their tribes. For decades, many Native American children were taken (some were literally...
