Washington Supreme Court October 27, 2016, No. 92127-0 (R.B. v. C.W.)

lead-opinion

Fairhurst, J.

¶ 1 T.A.W. is an “Indian child” under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963, as well as the Washington State Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA), chapter 13.38 RCW. T.A.W.’s biological father, C.W., is non-Indian,1 and T.A.W.’s mother, C.B., is Indian and an enrolled member of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe.2 C.B. and T.A.W.’s stepfather, R.