RESOURCES

Agencies & Organizations

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) - Tribal Projects 
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) - Families & Children;
California Indian Legal Services (CILS)
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
CDSS Office of Tribal Affairs
Tribal STAR
California Tribal Families Coalition

All County Letters (ACL) & All County Information Notices (ACIN)

All County Letter (ACL) No. 10-47
All County Letter (ACL) No. 10-17
Subscribe to Letters and Notices

Legislations

AB 1325, Chapter 287, Statutes of 2009
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978

TCAO Sample Forms

Sample Form TCAO by Resolution (PDF)
TCAO Tribal Order Model (PDF)

Miscellaneous

CDSS TCA Training 2011 (PDF)
Fostering Families Today Magazine Article (Jan-Feb 2011) (PDF)
TCA Workshop - State ICWA Conference (06/06/2012) (PDF)
Comparison of Rights & Responsibilities of Adoption (PDF)
Comparison of Financial Benefits of Adoption (PDF)
TCA PowerPoint Presentation 20th Annual Statewide ICWA Conference 2013 (PDF)
TCA and the Resource Family Approval (RFA) Process: Challenges and Opportunities (PDF)

California TCA Appellate Cases

In Re Dylan N. - Yurok (PDF)
In Re A.M. - Pit River (PDF)

Other Appellate Cases

Baby Veronica - U.S. Supereme Court Decision: Adoptive Parents v. Baby Girl (PDF)
Federal Court Gives Full Faith and Credit to Navajo Customary Adoption Order - Turtle Talk (Adoption of Priscilla Davis)
Chinle AZ District Court Order Validating Adoption (In the Matter of the Adoption of Priscilla Davis) (PDF)