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MATTER OF ADOPTION OF T.N.F.

No. S-3104.

781 P.2d 973 (1989)

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF T.N.F., a Minor.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karla F. Huntington, Kentch and Huntington, Anchorage, for appellant.

Sarah J. Tugman, Tugman and Clark, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

The Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963, (ICWA) provides minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from Indian families and allows vacation of any adoption decree rendered in violation of its terms. We first address the applicability of ICWA to the unique facts of this case. Secondly, we consider the applicability of Alaska's one-year statute of limitations to an action initiated pursuant...

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