In Re Adoption of Keith MW

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• stating that \[the legal validity of a parental relinquishment or termination order is a question of law\ to which a de novo standard of review applies and that relinquishment of parental rights could \function as consent\ to adoption
• holding deviation from ICWA placement preferences was justified because parent consented to open adoption by non-native couple and remanding case to trial court \for a determination of the nature and schedule of contact and visitation as provided in the adoption decree\
• \Parental consent lies at the foundation of the adoption process.\ (internal quotation marks omitted)

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