D.  Hearing Following Notice


25 U.S.C. § 1912(a)
People in Interest of L.O.L., 197 P.3d 291 (Colo. App. 2008)

No proceeding to place a child in foster care or to terminate rights may be held until at least ten days after the parent and the tribe received notice of the hearing.

People in Interest of N.D.C., ___ P.3d ___ (Colo. App. No. 08CA2304, Apr. 30, 2008)
The court need not wait for a response from the tribe to hold a hearing, however, if those ten days post receipt have passed.

People in Interest of L.O.L., 197 P.3d 291 (Colo. App. 2008)
People In Interest of P.A.M., 961 P.2d 588 (Colo. App. 1998)

If no tribe indicates it wishes to intervene within the ten days after notice has been sent, the court should not use the higher burden of proof, because there is no evidence that the child is an Indian child.


25 U.S.C. § 1912(a)

On request, the parent, Indian custodian, or tribe shall be granted up to twenty additional days to prepare for the hearing.