(1) Unless an Indian child’s parent objects, the Department of Human Services shall provide assistance with enrolling an Indian child within the juvenile court’s jurisdiction under ORS § 419B.100 in a tribe with which the child is eligible for enrollment.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419B.615

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) In any child custody proceeding under ORS Chapter 419B, when the department determines the department has reason to know that the child is an Indian child, and if the department reasonably believes that the Indian child is eligible for enrollment in a tribe, the department shall notify the Indian child’s parent of the parent’s right to object to the department’s assistance under subsection (1) of this section. [2020 s.s.1 c.14 § 7; 2021 c.398 § 47]

 

See note under 419B.600.

 

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