IN RE WELFARE OF THE CHILD OF R.S.

No. A10-1390.

793 N.W.2d 752 (2011)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF THE CHILD OF R.S. and L.S., Parents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

January 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Fiddler , Fiddler Law Office, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant guardian ad litem.

Darlene Rivera , Rebecca McConkey , and James H. Schlender, Jr. (pro hac vice), White Earth, MN, for respondent White Earth Indian Child Welfare.

Brett Corson , Fillmore County Attorney, Lee Novotny , Assistant County Attorney, Preston, MN, for respondent Fillmore County.

Considered and decided by SCHELLHAS, Presiding Judge; HUDSON, Judge; and ROSS, Judge.


OPINION

HUDSON, Judge.

On appeal, appellant-guardian ad litem contends that the juvenile court erred in granting respondent-tribe's motion to transfer this preadoptive-placement proceeding to tribal court. Although the transfer-of-jurisdiction provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA) do not authorize or prohibit the transfer of this preadoptive-placement proceeding to tribal court, Minnesota...

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