Arizona Supreme Court ruling allows non-Native American couple to adopt Native child

A non-Native American couple can adopt a Native American child,the state Supreme Court decided Tuesday in a ruling that clarifies the limits of a federal law meant to protect the rights of tribes to keep children in tribal communities.

In a unanimous opinion, the court agreed with arguments from the couple's attorney that the federal Indian Child Welfare Act could not block the adoption in Maricopa County Juvenile Court.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2017/06/14/arizona-supreme-court-tribal-adoptions-indian-child-welfare-act/393958001/