Juvenile
ICWA-070: Request for Ex Parte Hearing to Return Physical Custody of an Indian Child
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form allows a parent or Indian tribe to ask a court for an immediate hearing to get an Indian child back from someone who has physical custody of them. Parents, tribes, and other authorized parties use this form when they need to quickly return a child to proper custody under Indian child welfare laws.
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Forms that go with ICWA-070
JV-100AttachmentPetition - DependencyThis form ('Juvenile Dependency Petition') is typically the underlying petition that initiates the dependency proceedings for which the ICWA-070 hearing notice is being issued.›ICWA-030Often filed with itNotice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child (Indian Child Welfare Act)This form ('Notice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child') is the formal notice sent to tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and is closely tied to the ICWA-070 hearing notice in active ICWA proceedings.›ICWA-020Often filed with itParental Notification of Indian StatusThis form ('Proof of Notice – Indian Child Welfare Act') documents that proper ICWA notice was served on all required parties, which must accompany or follow the ICWA-070 to verify compliance.›ICWA-060Next stepOrder on Petition to Transfer Case Involving an Indian Child to Tribal JurisdictionThis form ('Orders Under the Indian Child Welfare Act') is the next logical step after the hearing noticed by ICWA-070, as it records the court's orders resulting from that ICWA hearing.›
More Juvenile forms
ICWA-040Notice of Designation of Tribal Representative in a Court Proceeding Involving an Indian Child›ICWA-042Request for Tribal Participation›ICWA-050Notice of Petition and Petition to Transfer Case Involving an Indian Child to Tribal Jurisdiction›ICWA-080Order on Request for Ex Parte Hearing to Return Physical Custody of an Indian Child›ICWA-090Order After Hearing on Ex Parte Request to Return Physical Custody of an Indian Child›ICWA-100Tribal Information Form›