{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-23.140","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 23.140","heading":"What information must States furnish to the Bureau of Indian Affairs?","body":"(a) Any State court entering a final adoption decree or order in any voluntary or involuntary Indian-child adoptive placement must furnish a copy of the decree or order within 30 days to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chief, Division of Human Services, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 3645 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, along with the following information, in an envelope marked “Confidential”:\n(1) Birth name and birthdate of the Indian child, and Tribal affiliation and name of the Indian child after adoption;\n(2) Names and addresses of the biological parents;\n(3) Names and addresses of the adoptive parents;\n(4) Name and contact information for any agency having files or information relating to the adoption;\n(5) Any affidavit signed by the biological parent or parents asking that their identity remain confidential; and\n(6) Any information relating to Tribal membership or eligibility for Tribal membership of the adopted child.\n(b) If a State agency has been designated as the repository for all State-court adoption information and is fulfilling the duties described in paragraph (a) of this section, the State courts in that State need not fulfill those same duties.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER D—HUMAN SERVICES","PART 23—INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT","Subpart I—Indian Child Welfare Act Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"7f272cdd107b722f5edb1db645929e82ef4451d6dc8b93944dc09c7bfda86cd1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-23.139","next":"us/25-cfr-23.141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}