| K. Placement Preferences |
| 25 U.S.C. § 1915(c) |
The
ICWA has
set forth placement preferences for foster care and adoptive placements. If the Indian child’s
tribe establishes a
different order of preference by resolution, however, the agency or
court
effecting the placement shall follow that order so long as the
placement is the
least restrictive setting appropriate to the particular needs of the
child.
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25 U.S.C. § 1915(c)
C.R.S § 19-5-305 |
The court should also consider the preference of the Indian child or parent, where appropriate. If a consenting parent desires anonymity, however, the court or agency shall give weight to that desire in applying the preferences. |
| 25 U.S.C. § 1915(d) |
The
standards
to be applied in meeting the preference requirement shall be the
prevailing
social and cultural standards of the Indian community in which the
parent or
extended family resides or with which the parent or extended family
members
maintain social and cultural ties.
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| 25 U.S.C. § 1915(e) |
The
record of
the placement of the Indian Child shall be maintained by the state in
which the
placement was made and shall show the efforts to comply with the
preference
order. Those
records shall be made
available at any time at the request of the BIA or the Indian child’s
tribe.
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