Flow charts

1. The Indian Child Welfare Glossary and Flowchart (the Child Protective Services flowchart is on page 3), by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), placed on its web site during 2005.

Reproduction of any part of this publication must include attribution to the National Indian Child Welfare Association. Authors: Chey Clifford-Stoltenberg, Rachel Kupcho, Phoebe A. Mills, and David Simmons. Acknowledgments: Craig Dorsay, Attorney at law.

Related educational materials are located at NICWA's web site.

2. The following flow charts are from Native American Resource Directory for Juvenile and Family Court Judges, published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), Permanency Planning for Children Dept. ©2003. Judge William Thorne, Jr., of the Utah Court of Appeals, contributed the ICWA training flowcharts.

Reproduction of any part of this publication must include the copyright notice and attribution to Native American Resource Directory for Juvenile and Family Court Judges, published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, Nevada. 2003, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. All Rights Reserved. Also attribution to Judge William Thorne, Jr., of the Utah Court of Appeals.

• Will the ICWA apply to this case?
• Jurisdiction and the ICWA (sec 101) (non-P.L. 280)
• Notice requirements of ICWA (sec 102)
• Checklist for removal or termination (sec 102)
• Placement preferences (sec 105)
• Voluntary Consent to TPR
• Withdrawal of consent (sec 103)
• Emergency removal (sec 112)