Washington Supreme Court July 25, 2002, No. 71022-8 (Mahaney v. Mahaney)

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Ireland, J.

— Petitioner Erika Mahaney, the non-Indian grandmother of two Indian children who have resided with her since 1992, seeks review of a Court of Appeals decision which reversed her nonparent custody award under chapter 26.10 RCW, finding that the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C.