Pima County considering new court for American Indian child welfare cases

Pima County officials say they're interested in establishing an Indian Child Welfare Act court next year.

If a child who is a member or could be member of an American Indian or Alaska Native tribe has a case in juvenile court, the Indian Child Welfare Act prioritizes raising that child within their family or tribe instead of placing the child in a non-tribal adoption or in state custody.

https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2019/11/19/161889-pima-county-considering-new-court-for-american-indian-child-welfare-cases/