§23.129. When do the placement preferences apply?

In any preadoptive, adoptive, or foster-care placement of an Indian child, the placement preferences specified in § 23.130 and § 23.131 apply.

Where a consenting parent requests anonymity in a voluntary proceeding, the court must give weight to the request in applying the preferences.

The placement preferences must be applied in any foster-care, preadoptive, or adoptive placement unless there is a determination on the record that good cause under § 23.132 exists to not apply those placement preferences.