Northwestern Selecta, Inc v. Negociado De Transporte Y Otros Servicio

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• holding the district court erred when it made a “best interests” finding because it was “an unnecessary and inappropriate analysis under the ICWA”
• deciding it is improper to apply best interest when determining good cause because the ICWA expresses presumption that it is in the Indian child’s best interest to be placed in conformance with the preferences
• deciding it is improper 11 1 to apply best interest when determining good cause because the ICWA expresses 2 presumption that it is in the Indian child’s best interest to be placed in conformance 3 with the preferences
• “[W]e hold that the application of the ICWA does not deny (the child) her constitutional rights and we decline to adopt the California Court’s approach in In re Bridget R.”
• addressing split of authority regarding the definition of \good cause\

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