Q: What does it mean when a detaining county has "no jurisdiction" over a two-year old child that currently is being detain
County has had child in custody for six months, case occured in different county,where no charges were filed, county had placed child in home where she endured phyiscal abuse from foster parent, happend in June 30,2018. Mother(I) have attend & completed classes for an parent advocate, I still dont have one as well as I am of Native American descent, ICWA would apply but county keeps failing to properly contact my tribe for enrollment. I have roll numbers of two tribes my mother is a member of.
A:
More info needed.
You need to ask this of lawyers who are familiar with Indian Law.
However normally when an Entity has no jurisdiction, they no longer have any interest in the matter.
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