Feds Fund Lawyers in Tough Native Custody Battles
Published Date: 6/9/2025
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Summary
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is renewing a form that helps pay lawyers for kids in tough custody cases involving Native American families. This means state courts will keep getting support to make sure kids have fair legal help. If you’re involved in these cases, expect the process to stay smooth and timely, with no new costs right now.
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Continued Funding for Appointed Counsel
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is renewing the information collection form that helps pay lawyers for children in involuntary Indian child custody proceedings in state courts. If you are a parent or guardian involved in these cases, state courts will continue to receive support so children can have legal help, and you can expect the process to remain smooth and timely with no new costs right now.
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