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IN RE ADOPTION OF L.O.

No. 20100082.

282 P.3d 977 (2012)

2012 UT 23

In the matter of the ADOPTION OF L.O., a minor child. Navajo Nation, Petitioner and Appellant, v. State of Utah, Respondent and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Andrew Fitzgerald , Moab, for appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff , Att'y Gen., Carol L.C. Verdoia , John M. Peterson , Asst. Att'ys Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellee.

Martha M. Pierce , Salt Lake City, for the Office of the Guardian ad Litem.

Frank N. Call , Salt Lake City, for the adoptive family.

On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals.

Associate Chief Justice NEHRING, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This case involves a dispute over the Division of Child and Family Services' (DCFS) compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The Navajo Nation (Nation) moved the juvenile court to transfer jurisdiction to the Nation. The juvenile court denied this motion. The Nation appealed to the Utah Court of Appeals. The court...

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