Juvenile
ICWA-040: Notice of Designation of Tribal Representative in a Court Proceeding Involving an Indian Child
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form notifies the court that a Native American tribe has named a representative to participate in a court case involving an Indian child. It's used by tribes, parents, or attorneys when they need a tribal representative present in custody, guardianship, or other family law proceedings to protect the child's connection to their tribe.
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Forms that go with ICWA-040
FL-105RequiredDeclaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)This Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is required in all California child custody cases to establish jurisdictional facts, and must be filed together with custody proceedings involving an Indian child covered by the ICWA-040.›ICWA-030AttachmentNotice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child (Indian Child Welfare Act)This form is the Proof of Notice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child, which must be filed to confirm that proper ICWA notice was served, directly supporting the custody proceeding initiated by the ICWA-040.›ICWA-020Often filed with itParental Notification of Indian StatusThis form documents a tribe's or individual's intervention or response in an ICWA proceeding, and is commonly filed in conjunction with the ICWA-040 when a tribe or interested party formally participates.›FL-300Often filed with itRequest for OrderThis Request for Order form is the primary vehicle for initiating or modifying child custody and visitation orders in California family court, and is commonly filed alongside the ICWA-040 when the underlying proceeding involves custody of an Indian child.›
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