In the Interest of N.N.E., Minor Child; 752 N.W.2d 1
Jun 13, 2008OUTCOME: The Iowa Supreme Court held that the Iowa Indian Child Welfare Act placement preferences were unconstitutional, as they made the rights of the tribe paramount to the rights of the Indian mother.
Attorney Suzan Boden represented an Indian mother who placed her child for adoption and chose a non-Indian family to adopt her child. The Indian mother’s tribe moved to intervene in the termination of ... parental rights proceeding for purposes of contesting the placement/adoption of the child by a non-Indian family.
