IN RE RICARDO T.

Nos. S-23-234, S-23-236, S-23-237, S-23-238.

999 N.W.2d 562 (2024)

315 Neb. 718

IN RE Interest of RICARDO T. et al., children under 18 years of age. State of Nebraska, appellant, v. Cheyenne M. and Julian T., appellees, and Oglala Sioux Tribe, intervenor-appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed January 12, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel T. Eckstrom , Deputy Madison County Attorney, for appellant.

Nathan J. Stratton , of Stratton, DeLay, Doele, Carlson & Buettner, P.C., L.L.O., for appellee Julian T.

Melissa A. Wentling , Adams County Public Defender, for appellee Cheyenne M.

Dana L. Hanna , of Hanna Law Office, P.C., for intervenor-appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, Papik, and Freudenberg, JJ.


I. INTRODUCTION

This consolidated appeal presents the question of whether a juvenile court's order granting a request to transfer cases to the jurisdiction of a tribal court under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)1 and the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act (NICWA)2

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