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Title: Judicial Bench Card for ICWA
Parties: New Mexico Courts and Tribes
Date enacted/published: April 2013

Description:

The New Mexico Tribal-State Judicial Consortium is reviewing the State’s implementation of ICWA and compliance with the law. Approved by the Consortium in April 2013 was a brief Judicial Bench Card for ICWA that may help provide important information to both State and Tribal Judges handling cases involving Indian children.

For additional information contact:
Kathy Spurgin
Statewide Program Manager
Administrative Office of the Courts
e-mail: aockbs@nmcourts.gov
phone: (505) 827-4808

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