· 9/14/1981
In Re the Appeal in Pima County Juvenile Action No. S-903.
Citations
- 635 P.2d 187
- 130 Ariz. 202
- 1981 Ariz. App. LEXIS 525
How courts have described this case
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- observing that the ICWA \is based on the fundamental assumption that it is in the Indian child's best interest that its relationship to the tribe be protected\
- observing that the ICWA \is based on the fundamental assumption that it is in the Indian child's best interest that its relationship to the tribe be protected\
- observing that the ICWA “is based on the fundamental assumption that it is in the Indian child’s best interest that its relationship to the tribe be protected”
- transfer to tribal court because evidence concerning parental fitness more accessible in Montana than Arizona
- “[25 U.S.C. § 1911(b)] was intended to permit a state court to apply a modified doctrine of forum non conveniens.”
- states may apply modified forum non conveniens
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Judges: Howard, Hathaway, Birdsall
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