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Statutes > Washington > Title-13 > 13-34 > 13-34-250Preference characteristics when placing Indian child in foster care home.
Whenever appropriate, an Indian child shall be placed in a foster care home with the following characteristics which shall be given preference in the following order:
(1) Relatives;
(2) An Indian family of the same tribe as the child;
(3) An Indian family of a Washington Indian tribe of a similar culture to that tribe;
(4) Any other family which can provide a suitable home for an Indian child, such suitability to be determined through consultation with a local Indian child welfare advisory committee.
[1979 c 155 § 53.]
Notes: Effective date -- Severability -- 1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
