Written by Tana Fye For only the second time, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear a case involving the Indian Child Welfare(more…)
Category: ICWA
ICWA and the SCOTUS
Written by Tana Fye For only the second time, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear a case involving the Indian Child Welfare(more…)
Rationale for A Proposal for Amendments to the Indian Child Welfare Act
Written by Tana Fye In my previous blog entry, I posted my proposal for amendments to the Indian Child Welfare Act. As promised, this post(more…)
A Proposal for Amendments to the Indian Child Welfare Act
Written by Tana Fye The Indian Child Welfare Act was enacted in 1978, and has never been amended since its enactment. After doing a fair(more…)
The Existing Indian Family Exception to ICWA (part 4)
Written by Tana Fye Part 4, the final portion, of my paper on the existing Indian family exception to ICWA. Application of the Existing(more…)
The Existing Indian Family Exception to ICWA (part 3)
Written by Tana Fye Part 3 of my paper on the existing Indian family exception to ICWA. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield(more…)
The Existing Indian Family Exception to ICWA (part 2)
Written by Tana Fye Part 2 of my paper on the existing Indian family exception to ICWA. Application of the Existing Indian Family Doctrine(more…)
The Existing Indian Family Exception to ICWA
Written by Tana Fye I have previously written a paper on the topic of the existing Indian family exception to the Indian Child Welfare Act.(more…)
What is ICWA & why does it matter?
Written by Tana Fye ICWA stands for the Indian Child Welfare Act. It applies to child custody proceedings, including foster care placements, termination of parental(more…)