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Arizona Supreme Court limits right of tribes to intercede in adoption cases

Tribal government: Decision preserves tribes' rights to ask for court transfers in adoption cases

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//June 13, 2017//

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Arizona Supreme Court limits right of tribes to intercede in adoption cases

Arizona Supreme Court limits right of tribes to intercede in adoption cases

Tribal government: Decision preserves tribes' rights to ask for court transfers in adoption cases

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//June 13, 2017//

The ability of tribes to intercede in the adoption of Native American children not living on the reservation is limited and not absolute, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled today. In...

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