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ICWA-060
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME:

CHILD'S NAME:
CASE NUMBER:

ORDER ON PETITION TO TRANSFER CASE INVOLVING AN INDIAN CHILD TO TRIBAL JURISDICTION
1. Child's name: 2. a. Date of hearing: b. Persons present: Child Child's attorney Probation officer/social worker Deputy county counsel Tribal representative: 3. The court has read and considered the Time: Parent (name): Parent (name): Guardian Deputy district attorney Name Date of birth: Dept.:

RELATED CASES (if any):

Room: Parent's attorney Parent's attorney CASA Other:

ICWA-050, Notice of Petition and Petition to Transfer Case Involving an Indian Child to Tribal Jurisdiction Other relevant evidence (specify): 4. The child's tribe has informed this court that it has a tribal court or other administrative body vested with authority over child custody proceedings.

5. THE COURT FINDS AND ORDERS under Family Code, § 177(a); Probate Code, § 1459.5(b); Welfare and Institutions Code, § 305.5; 25 U.S.C. § 1911(a) (Exclusive Jurisdiction) a. The child's case is ordered transferred to the jurisdiction of the tribe listed below: Name of tribe: Address:

b.

Physical custody of the child is transferred to a designated representative of the tribal court listed below: Name: Title: Address: City, state, zip code: Telephone number: The petition to transfer is denied because one of the following circumstances exist: One or both of the child's parents opposes the transfer. (1) Name of opposing parent: (2) The child's tribe has informed this court that it does not have a tribal court or other administrative body as defined in 25 U.S.C. § 1903. (3) The tribal court or other administrative body of the child's tribe declines the transfer.
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Form Approved for Optional Use Judicial Council of California ICWA-060 [New January 1, 2008]

ORDER ON PETITION TO TRANSFER CASE INVOLVING AN INDIAN CHILD TO TRIBAL JURISDICTION

Family Code, § 177(a); Probate Code, § 1459.5(b); Welfare and Institutions Code, § 305.5; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.483 www.courtinfo.ca.gov American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com

ICWA-060
CHILD'S NAME:
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d.

The petition to transfer is denied because good cause exists not to transfer the case. (1) Name of opposing party: has submitted information or evidence in writing to the court and all parties. (2) (3) Petitioner has had the opportunity to provide information or evidence in rebuttal. The party opposing the transfer has established that good cause not to transfer the proceeding exists as follows: (a) The evidence necessary to decide the case cannot be presented in the tribal court without undue hardship to the parties or the witnesses, and the tribal court is unable to mitigate the hardship by making arrangements to receive and consider the evidence or testimony by use of remote communication, by hearing the evidence or testimony at a location convenient to the parties or witnesses, or by use of other means permitted in the tribal court's rules of evidence or discovery. The proceeding was at an advanced stage when the petition to transfer was received and the petitioner did not file the petition within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the proceeding. The notice complied with: Family Code section 180 or Probate Code section 1460.2 or Welfare and Institutions Code section 224.2 (Note: The fact that a party waited until after reunification efforts failed and reunification services were terminated is not good cause to deny transfer.) (c) (d) (e) (4) The Indian child is over 12 years of age and objects to the transfer. The parents of the child over five years of age are not available and the child has had little or no contact with the child's tribe or members of the child's tribe. Other (specify):

(b)

The court provided a tentative decision in writing with reasons to deny the transfer in advance of the hearing at which the order to deny was made.

6. 7.

Proof that tribe has accepted transfer is attached and jurisdiction is terminated. Hearing is set for (Date): (Time): to confirm that tribe has accepted transfer and to terminate jurisdiction. (Dept.):

Date:
JUDICIAL OFFICER

ICWA-060 [New January 1, 2008]

ORDER ON PETITION TO TRANSFER CASE INVOLVING AN INDIAN CHILD TO TRIBAL JURISDICTION

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