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13.34.250 - Preference characteristics when placing Indian child in foster care home.

Preference characteristics when placing Indian child in foster care home.

Whenever appropriate, an Indian child shall be placed in a foster care home with the following characteristics which shall be given preference in the following order:

     (1) Relatives;

     (2) An Indian family of the same tribe as the child;

     (3) An Indian family of a Washington Indian tribe of a similar culture to that tribe;

     (4) Any other family which can provide a suitable home for an Indian child, such suitability to be determined through consultation with a local Indian child welfare advisory committee.

[1979 c 155 § 53.]

Notes: Effective date -- Severability -- 1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.