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This guide is a comprehensive source to assist lawyers, social workers, counselors, and others whose professions and interests involve them with Native American children. Written in clear, concise language, The Indian Child Welfare Act Handbook will help you understand the breadth of the Indian Child Welfare Act, the specific notice requirements, and the standards of proof as these issues have been interpreted through different cases. This book will provide you with a history of the act; help you understand how the act is applied and what provisions are covered; highlight the jurisdictional provisions; outline for you the procedural requirements of the act; explain for you the placement provisions; evaluate the successes and failures of the act. Important forms, tribal court listings, table of cases, checklists, and sample motions are included.


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B.J. Jones is the Litigation Director for Dakota Plains Legal Services, a nonprofit corporation set up under the aegis of the indigent residents of eight Sioux Indian reservations in South and North Dakota and adjoining counties. He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. He is admitted in the state courts of Virginia, South Dakota, and North Dakota and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. His practice focuses on Indian law, domestic relations, and entitlements litigation. In his practice, he has represented tribes, Indian children and Indian parents in hundreds of cases involving the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act. He has also served as a special tribal judge for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, and the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation. He is a member of the Indian Law Committee of the South Dakota Bar Association, a Commissioner for the Sicangu Oyate B! ar Commission, and the Chairman of the Rosebud CASA organization.

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: American Bar Association (May 25, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1570731365
  • ISBN-13: 978-1570731365
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
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  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,194,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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