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Best Interests of an Indian Child definition

Best Interests of an Indian Child means compliance with and recognition of the importance and immediacy of family preservation, using Tribal ways and strengths to preserve and maintain an Indian child’s family. The best interests of an Indian child will support the child’s sense of belonging to family, extended family, clan and Tribe. Bestinterests of an Indian child are interwoven with the best interests of the Indian child’s Tribe. Best interests must be informed by an understanding of the damage that is suffered by Indian children if family and child tribal identity and contact are denied.Congress has not imposed a “best interests” test as a requirement in Indian Child Welfare Act child custody proceedings. See Bureau of Indian Affairs Guidelines, 44 Fed. Reg. 67,584, 67,592 at D.3. (Nov. 26, 1979). See generally Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield, 490 U.S. 30 (1989); In re the Adoption of M.T.S., 489 N.W.2d 285,288 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992).
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Best Interests of an Indian Child means compliance with and recognition of the importance and immediacy of family preservation, using Tribal ways and strengths to preserve and maintain an Indian child’s family. The best interests of an Indian child will support the child’s sense of belonging to family, extended family, clan and Tribe. Best interests of an Indian child are interwoven with the best interests of the Indian child’s Tribe. Best interests must be informed by an understanding of the damage that is suffered by Indian children if family and child tribal identity and contact are denied. Congress has not imposed a “best interests” test as a requirement in Indian Child Welfare Act child custody proceedings. See Bureau of Indian Affairs Guidelines, 44 Fed. Reg. 67,584, 67,592 at D.3. (Nov. 26, 1979). See generally Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians x. Xxxxxxxxx, 000 X.X. 00 (1989); In re the Adoption of M.T.S., 000 X.X.0x 000, 000 (Xxxx. Xx. App. 1992).
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Best Interests of an Indian Child means compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act to preserve and maintain an Indian child's family. The best interests of an Indian child support the child's sense of belonging to family, extended family, and tribe. The best interests of an Indian child are interwoven with the best interests of the Indian child's tribe.
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Examples of Best Interests of an Indian Child in a sentence

  • Best Interests of an Indian Child In proceedings involving an Indian child, the best interests of the child shall be determined consistent with the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901−1963.

  • In responding to the sending agency’s transfer request, the Department is governed by the Best Interests of an Indian Child as set forth in this Agreement.


More Definitions of Best Interests of an Indian Child

Best Interests of an Indian Child means compliance with and recognition of the importance and immediacy of family preservation and using tribal ways and strengths to preserve and maintain an Indian Child’s family. The Best Interests of an Indian Child will support the child’s sense of belonging to family, Extended Family, clan, and tribe. Best Interests of an Indian Child are interwoven with the best interests of the Indian Child’s Tribe. Best Interests must be informed by an understanding of the damage that is suffered by Indian Children if a family and child’s tribal identity is denied or if the child is not allowed contact with her or his family and tribe. Congress has not imposed a “best interest” test as a requirement for Indian Child-Custody Proceedings, state “best interests” standards that are applied in circumstances involving non-Indian Children are different than Best Interests of an Indian Child, and state “best interests” standards” do not control either this Agreement or Indian Child-Custody Proceedings. See BIA Guidelines, 44 Fed. 67,584, 67,592 at D.3. (Nov. 26, 1979); Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 490 U.S. 30, 43-47 (1989).
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Best Interests of an Indian Child means compliance with and recognition of the importance and immediacy of family preservation, using Tribal ways and strengths to preserve and maintain an Indian child’s family. The best interests of an Indian child will support the child’s sense of belonging to family, extended family, clan and Tribe. Best
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Related to Best Interests of an Indian Child

  • Best interests of the child means the physical, mental, and psychological conditions and

  • Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests Any of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LA3, Class LA4, Class LA5, Class LASB, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LF and Class LNR Uncertificated Interests.

  • Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and is entitled to monthly distributions as provided in Section 5.02(a) hereof. Any of the Class 1-L Interest, Class 1-LS Interest, Class 2-L Interest, Class 2-LS Interest, Class 3-L Interest, Class 3-LS Interest, Class 4-L Interest and Class 4-LS Interest are Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests.

  • Net Smelter Returns means the gross proceeds received by the Purchaser in any year from the sale of Product from the mining operation on the Property, less successively: (i) the cost of transportation of such Product to a smelter or other place of treatment, and (ii) smelter and treatment charges;

  • REMIC I Interests The REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Certificates.

  • Uncertificated Notional Amount With respect to REMIC 2 Regular Interest Swap IO and each Distribution Date listed below, the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests ending with the designation “A” listed below: 3 I-2-A through I-59-A and II-2-A through II-59-A 4 I-3-A through I-59-A and II-3-A through II-59-A 5 I-4-A through I-59-A and II-4-A through II-59-A 6 I-5-A through I-59-A and II-5-A through II-59-A 7 I-6-A through I-59-A and II-6-A through II-59-A 8 I-7-A through I-59-A and II-7-A through II-59-A 9 I-8-A through I-59-A and II-8-A through II-59-A 10 I-9-A through I-59-A and II-9-A through II-59-A 11 I-10-A through I-59-A and II-10-A through II-59-A 12 I-11-A through I-59-A and II-11-A through II-59-A 13 I-12-A through I-59-A and II-12-A through II-59-A 14 I-13-A through I-59-A and II-13-A through II-59-A 15 I-14-A through I-59-A and II-14-A through II-59-A 19 I-18-A through I-59-A and II-18-A through II-59-A 20 I-19-A through I-59-A and II-19-A through II-59-A 22 I-21-A through I-59-A and II-21-A through II-59-A 24 I-23-A through I-59-A and II-23-A through II-59-A 25 I-24-A through I-59-A and II-24-A through II-59-A 26 I-25-A through I-59-A and II-25-A through II-59-A 27 I-26-A through I-59-A and II-26-A through II-59-A 28 I-27-A through I-59-A and II-27-A through II-59-A 29 I-28-A through I-59-A and II-28-A through II-59-A 30 I-29-A through I-59-A and II-29-A through II-59-A 33 I-32-A through I-59-A and II-32-A through II-59-A 34 I-33-A through I-59-A and II-33-A through II-59-A 35 I-34-A through I-59-A and II-34-A through II-59-A 36 I-35-A through I-59-A and II-35-A through II-59-A 38 I-37-A through I-59-A and II-37-A through II-59-A 39 I-38-A through I-59-A and II-38-A through II-59-A 40 I-39-A through I-59-A and II-39-A through II-59-A 41 I-40-A through I-59-A and II-40-A through II-59-A 42 I-41-A through I-59-A and II-41-A through II-59-A 43 I-42-A through I-59-A and II-42-A through II-59-A 44 I-43-A through I-59-A and II-43-A through II-59-A 45 I-44-A through I-59-A and II-44-A through II-59-A 48 I-47-A through I-59-A and II-47-A through II-59-A 49 I-48-A through I-59-A and II-48-A through II-59-A 50 I-49-A through I-59-A and II-49-A through II-59-A 51 I-50-A through I-59-A and II-50-A through II-59-A 52 I-51-A through I-59-A and II-51-A through II-59-A 53 I-52-A through I-59-A and II-52-A through II-59-A 54 I-53-A through I-59-A and II-53-A through II-59-A 55 I-54-A through I-59-A and II-54-A through II-59-A 56 I-55-A through I-59-A and II-59-A through II-59-A 57 I-56-A through I-59-A and II-56-A through II-59-A 58 I-57-A through I-59-A and II-57-A through II-59-A 59 I-58-A through I-59-A and II-58-A through II-59-A 60 I-59-A and II-59-A thereafter $0.00

  • Net Smelter Return means the aggregate proceeds received by the Optionee from time to time from any smelter or other purchaser from the sale of any ores, concentrates, metals or any other material of commercial value produced by and from the Property after deducting from such proceeds the following charges only to the extent that they are not deducted by the smelter or other purchaser in computing the proceeds:

  • uncertificated proxy instruction means an instruction or notification sent by means of a relevant system and received by such participant in that system acting on behalf of the Company as the board may prescribe, in such form and subject to such terms and conditions as may from time to time be prescribed by the board (subject always to the facilities and requirements of the relevant system concerned);

  • Consolidated Interest Income means, with reference to any period, the interest income of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis.

  • Uncertificated Interest With respect to any REMIC I Regular Interest for any Distribution Date, one month's interest at the REMIC I Remittance Rate applicable to such REMIC I Regular Interest for such Distribution Date, accrued on the Uncertificated Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Uncertificated Interest in respect of any REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC I Regular Interest, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.24 and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any allocated, in each case, to such REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02. In addition, Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC I Regular Interest shall be reduced by Realized Losses, if any, allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02 and Section 4.04.

  • Corresponding Lower-Tier Regular Interest As identified in the Preliminary Statement with respect to any Class of Regular Certificates, Class PEZ Regular Interest or Component.

  • Economic Interest means a Person’s right to share in the income, gains, losses, deductions, credits, or similar items of the Company, and to receive Distributions from the Company, but excluding any other rights of a Member, including the right to vote or to participate in management, or, except as may be provided in the Act, any right to information concerning the business and affairs of the Company.

  • Class LB Uncertificated Interest An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

  • uncertificated share means a share of a class which is at the relevant time a participating class, title to which is recorded on the register as being held in uncertificated form and references in these articles to a share being held in uncertificated form shall be construed accordingly;

  • Voting Equity Interests means Equity Interests in a corporation or other Person with voting power under ordinary circumstances entitling the holders thereof to elect the Board of Directors or other governing body of such corporation or Person.

  • Uncertificated Distributable Interest As defined in Section 2.11(g) with respect to any REMIC I Regular Interest for any Distribution Date and in Section 2.13(g) with respect to any REMIC II Regular Interest for any Distribution Date.

  • Moderate-income unit means a restricted unit that is affordable to a moderate-income household.

  • Aggregate Voting Interests The aggregate of the Voting Interests of all the Certificates under this Agreement.

  • Applicable Ownership Interest means, with respect to the Treasury portfolio,

  • Class LD Uncertificated Interest An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

  • Class LC Uncertificated Interest An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

  • Uncertificated Accrued Interest With respect to each REMIC Regular Interest on each Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the related Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate on the related Uncertificated Principal Balance or related Uncertificated Notional Amount of such REMIC Regular Interest. In each case, Uncertificated Accrued Interest will be reduced by any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls (allocated to such REMIC Regular Interests as set forth in Section 1.02).

  • Net Profits Interest means a non-operating interest that creates a share in gross production from another (operating or non-operating) interest in oil and natural gas properties. The share is determined by net profits from the sale of production and customarily provides for the deduction of capital and operating costs from the proceeds of the sale of production. The owner of a net profits interest is customarily liable for the payment of capital and operating costs only to the extent that revenue is sufficient to pay such costs but not otherwise.

  • Intercompany Interests means an Interest in a Debtor held by another Debtor and, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes the Existing Equity Interests.

  • Ownership Interests means, with respect to any entity, any ownership interests in the entity and any economic rights (such as a right to distributions, net cash flow or net income) to which the owner of such ownership interests is entitled.

  • Special Equity Interest means any Equity Interest that is subject to a Lien in favor of creditors of the issuer of such Equity Interest provided that (a) such Lien was created to secure Indebtedness owing by such issuer to such creditors, (b) such Indebtedness was (i) in existence at the time the Obligors acquired such Equity Interest, (ii) incurred or assumed by such issuer substantially contemporaneously with such acquisition or (iii) already subject to a Lien granted to such creditors and (c) unless such Equity Interest is not intended to be included in the Collateral, the documentation creating or governing such Lien does not prohibit the inclusion of such Equity Interest in the Collateral.

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