Veronica Rose case (ICWA) headed to Supreme Court!

summergirl79

 https://www.scotusblog.com/2013/01/three-cases-granted/

silliestbunny

Thrilled!  Thank you SCOTUS! 

The intent and purpose of the law is being misused today IMHO. 
Historically and looking at the FC to Adopt programs, it was needed and may still be needed.  But to apply the law randomly in domestic adoptin where the child was not in a NA home seems like twisting a law to make it work for one situation.

 As much as I don't want govt involved in adoption (talk about slowing the process) ICWA and standardizing birth father laws needs to be considere.

MagickalNarwhal

Yeah, I don't think the issue is the law being randomly applied, it's that it's only randomly being followed. IIRC, this was a pretty clear case of the adoption professionals involved with the case simply NOT following the laws that governed the adoption.

silliestbunny

I don't know the facts of the case and can't seem to find them online right now.

My understanding is not that the adoption professionals did anyting wrong.  I understood it that BF was not w/BM and signed something stating he would not contest the adoption per the state.

 I am also under the impression that BF was never registered w/Cherokee Nation UNTIL he decided to fight for custody... If this is the facts of the case, it leaves all adoptions vulnerable.  If a birth parent doesn't state they are NAI and isn't registered at the time of the adoption but later finds out or decided to use NAI status, a legal adoption could be overturned.  That's crazy!

 It sounds like there may be different versions of the story...what are the facts??