The Indian Child Welfare ACT Handbook: A Legal Guide to the Custody and Adoption of Native American Children, Third Edition

by Kelly Gaines-Stoner

Now fully revised and updated, The Indian Child Welfare Act Handbook is a one-of-a-kind guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. The ICWA was enacted to ameliorate the problem of the massive removal of Native American children from their homes by both state welfare agencies and private agencies and to ensure that those children, once removed, would be placed in homes that reflect their cultures and traditions. This guide examines case law from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641052155
• ISBN13: 9781641052153
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: American Bar Association
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"