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Petition to court of competent jurisdiction to invalidate action upon showing of certain violations25 U.S.C. § 1914

Subchapter I · Child Custody Proceedings · Indian Child Welfare Act · United States Code, 2024 edition

3 opinions cite 25 U.S.C. § 1914

  1. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield 490 U.S. 30 · US490-30 · U.S. Supreme Court 1989

    Reversed This opinion cites 25 U.S.C. § 1914 4 times, the section generally

    · cited by 1355 in all courts

    Under the Indian Child Welfare Act, twins born off the reservation were domiciled there with their parents, so the tribal court had exclusive jurisdiction and the state adoption decree was reversed.

    …to 25 U. S. C. § 1911 (a). The Chancery Court of Harrison County was, accordingly, without jurisdiction to enter a decree of adoption; under ICWA § 104, 25 U. S. C. § 1914 , its decree of January 28, 1986, must be vacated. III We are not unaware that over three years have passed since the twin babies were born and placed…

  2. G.L. v. Department of Children & Families 80 So. 3d 1065 · 5D11-1502 · 5th DCA 2012

    Reversed & remanded This opinion cites 25 U.S.C. § 1914 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    Termination reversed because ICWA notice to the tribes was not given after the mother claimed Indian ancestry; the issue can be raised first on appeal.

    …enumerated in the ICWA are mandatory and preempt state law, and the failure to follow the ICWA may be raised for the first time on appeal. See 25 U.S.C.A. § 1914 (stating that Indian child, parent of child, or tribe may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to set aside involuntary termination for failure to…

  3. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. D.D. 1D2026-0482 · 1st DCA 2026

    Reversed & remanded This opinion cites 25 U.S.C. § 1914 1 time, the section generally

    Order denying the tribe's post-judgment motion to intervene reversed because ICWA lets a tribe intervene at any point before the termination judgment is final.

    …of 25 U.S.C. § 1911(c), the ICWA also provides the Tribe a distinct avenue to challenge a completed action that violated the Act’s procedures, see 25 U.S.C. § 1914, though we do not decide whether that provision applies here. 5 proceeding that are substantially completed before the…

0 admin code rules cite 25 U.S.C. § 1914

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1 section of law cite 25 U.S.C. § 1914

Florida statutes and court rules that cite it, and federal law that cites it or is issued under it.

  1. 25 C.F.R. § 23.83 Assistance in locating biological parents of Indian child after termination of adoption

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Any Indian child who is the subject of any action for foster care placement or termination of parental rights under State law, any parent or Indian custodian from whose custody such child was removed, and the Indian child's tribe may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to invalidate such action upon a showing that such action violated any provision of sections 1911, 1912, and 1913 of this title.

Source. (Pub. L. 95–608, title I, §104, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3072.)