Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 25 - Indians last revised: Mar 21, 2025
§ 23.120 - How does the State court ensure that active efforts have been made?

(a) Prior to ordering an involuntary foster-care placement or termination of parental rights, the court must conclude that active efforts have been made to prevent the breakup of the Indian family and that those efforts have been unsuccessful.

(b) Active efforts must be documented in detail in the record.

source: 59 FR 2256, Jan. 13, 1994, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 25 CFR 23.120