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MATTER OF ADOPTION OF A CHILD OF INDIAN HERITAGE

111 N.J. 155 (1988)

543 A.2d 925

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD OF INDIAN HERITAGE.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Sexton argued the cause for appellants Kenneth Wright, Jr., Amy Whiting, Janet Moran, Frances McKnight, Larry S. Wright, Kenneth Wright, Sr., Joyce Wright and Clayton Wright (Sterns, Herbert, Weinroth & Petrino, attorneys and Robert Santaloci, attorney; Brian J. Sexton and Robert Santaloci, on the briefs).

Margaret Goodzeit argued the cause for respondents "Adoptive Parents" (Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis & Bergstein, attorneys).

Jack F. Trope submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amicus curiae Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

In this appeal, we are asked to vacate a three-year old private placement adoption of an infant, alleged to be an American Indian, on the grounds that the adoption proceedings failed to conform to the requirements of state law and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-63 (1982) ("ICWA" or "Act"), which governs the adoption of Indian children. In

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