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In re J.M.

Citations

  • 353 Mont. 64
  • 2009 MT 332
  • 218 P.3d 1213
  • 2009 Mont. LEXIS 487

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  • holding that § 1913(a) \has no application to the involuntary termination proceedings initiated by the [state]\
  • holding that § 1913(a) “has no application to the involuntary termination proceedings initiated by the [state]”
  • holding that a proceeding which began as an involuntary proceeding but resulted in a voluntary termination needed to comply with section 1912 but not section 1913
  • holding that a proceeding which began as an involuntary proceeding but resulted in a voluntary termination needed to comply with section 1912 but not section 1913
  • noting that a district court abuses its discretion by failing to proceed under ICWA when it has reason to believe that the child is an Indian child and that the district court has an obligation to suspend proceedings and resolve the issue of the child’s status at that time
  • under the ICWA, relinquishments that began as involuntary termination proceedings but yield a voluntary termination must still comply with the ICWA's involuntary termination procedures

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Judges: Cotter, McGrath, Morris, Nelson, Warner

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