The Indian Child Welfare Act

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Sappenfield, Anne, author

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"2009 Wisconsin Act 94 created the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act to incorporate the provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Wisconsin statutes. Both the federal and Wisconsin a...

"2009 Wisconsin Act 94 created the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act to incorporate the provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Wisconsin statutes. Both the federal and Wisconsin acts apply to Indian child custody proceedings, which Wisconsin law defines as proceedings governed by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act in which any of the following occur: (a) an adoptive placement; (b) an out-of-home care placement; or (c) a termination of parental rights (TPR) to an Indian child. 'Indian child' means an unmarried person who is under the age of 18 years and is affiliated with an Indian tribe as: (a) a member of the Indian tribe; or (b) a person who is eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and is the biological child of a member of an Indian tribe. [ss. 48.02 (8g) and 48.028 (2) (d), Stats.]."--Page 1.

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