---
title: "Build the kinship and placement options table against the ICWA preferences"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/build-the-kinship-and-placement-options-table-against-the-placement-prin/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A52-X20260927-9-US"
practice_area: "Child Protection & Care Proceedings"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the kinship and placement options table against the ICWA preferences

> List each identified relative and placement beside the preference steps in 25 U.S.C. § 1915. Leave the 'good cause' column for the lawyer.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/build-the-kinship-and-placement-options-table-against-the-placement-prin/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Child Protection & Care Proceedings](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each identified relative and placement beside the preference steps in 25 U.S.C. § 1915. Leave the 'good cause' column for the lawyer. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether the child is an Indian child and whether good cause departs from the preference. Section 1915 gives adoptive preference, absent good cause, to extended family, then other members of the child's tribe, then other Indian families, and a separate foster-care order. A tribal resolution can set a different order. Section 1912 also requires active efforts before foster-care placement of an Indian child. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build the kinship and placement options table against the placement principles](https://ailawframework.com/practice/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/build-the-kinship-and-placement-options-table-against-the-placement-prin.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each identified relative and placement beside the preference steps in 25 U.S.C. § 1915. Leave the 'good cause' column for the lawyer.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- If the tribe has set a different preference by resolution, follow that order where § 1915(c) requires it.
- State kinship-placement statutes still apply to children who are not Indian children. Keep the two lists separate.

## Sources

- [25 U.S.C. § 1915 (ICWA placement preferences)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/25/1915) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [25 U.S.C. § 1912 (ICWA notice, active efforts and standards)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/25/1912) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [42 U.S.C. § 671 (Title IV-E state plan)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/671) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dispute resolution conference preparation checklist for a parent’s or child’s lawyer (NSW Children’s Court)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/dispute-resolution-conference-preparation-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist to prepare for a Children’s Registrar dispute resolution conference under s 65: instructions and authority to settle, filed and subpoenaed material, attendees and notice, the issues,… |
| [Permanent placement options table (NSW s 10A hierarchy)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/child-protection-and-care-proceedings/permanent-placement-options-table.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Table of the permanent placement hierarchy in section 10A, with a row for each option and the reason it is or is not practicable and in the child's best interests. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*