IN RE C.H.

No. 99-146.

997 P.2d 776 (2000)

2000 MT 64

In the Matter of C.H., A Youth in Need of Care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trudy Flamand Miller, Attorney at Law, Helena, Montana, For Intervenors and Appellants Scott and Tena Ehret.

Maylinn Smith, Indian Law Clinic, Missoula, Montana, For Intervenor and Appellant Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.

Hon. Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General, Helena, Montana; Marty Lambert, Gallatin County Attorney, Bozeman, Montana, For Respondent State of Montana.

Urban J. Bear Don't Walk, Attorney at Law, Billings, Montana, For Intervenors and Respondents Doug and Janinie Burrows-Alberda.

Michelle L. Clark, Student Attorney, Anita Fineday, Supervising Attorney, Indian Child Welfare Law Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Debra DuMontier, Attorney at Law, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Pablo, Montana, For Amicus Curiae National Indian Child Welfare Association.

Christine D. Esser, Attorney at Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, For Amicus Curiae National Council for Adoption.


Justice KARLA M. GRAY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (the Tribe) and Scott and Tena Ehret (the Ehrets) appeal from the order of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, continuing the foster care placement of C.H., a youth in need of care, with Janine and Doug Alberda (the Alberdas) and authorizing the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to commence proceedings...

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