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AAIA and NICWA Legal Guide to the Supreme Court Decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
October 8, 2013
Includes summary of the case and legal analysis, including the impact of state statutes and tribal/state agreements. This document is designed to summarize the decision (what the case held about the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), what it did not hold, and what it implied), and provide advocates for tribes, birth parents (particularly unwed fathers) and Indian children with possible responses to the decision.
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