CARSON v. CARSON

(A970501; CA A107379)

13 P.3d 523 (2000)

170 Or. App. 263

In the Matter of the Adoption of Guy Thomas Kerby, a Minor Child. David Daniel CARSON, Appellant, v. Kym Marie CARSON and Guy Thomas Kerby, a minor child, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Scott Leibenguth, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Johnston & Root.

No appearance for respondents.

Before EDMONDS, Presiding Judge, and ARMSTRONG and KISTLER, Judges.


KISTLER, J.

Petitioner David Carson appeals from the trial court's order denying his motion to vacate a 1997 adoption judgment. He argues that because the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 USC § 1901 et seq. (1994), were not met, the trial court had no jurisdiction to enter the judgment of adoption. We affirm.

Mother is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribe. Father is not Native American. Their child was born...

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