IN RE S.M.M.D.

No. 55541.

272 P.3d 126 (2012)

In the Matter of Parental Rights as to S.M.M.D. and T.A.D. Raena R., Appellant, v. State of Nevada; Ted R.; and Raelynn R., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. Pope , Reno, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, and Sharon L. Benson , Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Respondent State of Nevada.

Ernest E. Adler , Carson City, for Respondents Ted R. and Raelynn R.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

By the Court, PICKERING, J.:

This appeal requires us to decide whether, under section 1919 of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963 (2006), a tribal-state agreement respecting child custody proceedings may vest a Nevada district court with subject matter jurisdiction to take a relinquishment of parental rights under circumstances where section 1911(a) of the ICWA, 25 U.S.C. § 1911(a), would otherwise lay...

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