IN RE ADOPTION OF R.L.A.

No. 103,076.

147 P.3d 306 (2006)

2006 OK CIV APP 138

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF R.L.A., a Minor Child, Jeremy Dewayne Overton and Jennifer Lynn Overton, Petitioners/Appellants, v. William Eagle Lee Arpoika, Respondent/Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3.

September 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noel K. Tucker, Phillip J. Tucker, Melodie Martin-Farris, The Tucker Law Firm, Edmond, OK, for Petitioners/Appellants.

Donald T. Bogan, Amelia S. Pepper, Drew T. Palmer, licensed legal intern, University of Oklahoma Legal Clinic, Norman, OK, for Respondent/Appellee.


Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4.

OPINION

ADAMS, Judge.

¶ 1 The mother (Mother) and stepfather (collectively, Petitioners) of the minor child R.L.A. appeal the denial of their Application For Order Determining Child Eligible For Adoption Without Consent of Natural Parent, arguing the trial court incorrectly applied the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq...

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