25 CFR § 23.126 - What information must a consent document contain?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s23.126"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 23.126 - What information must a consent document contain?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "23.126"
section_name: "What information must a consent document contain?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "23"
part_name: "INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 1901-1952."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 2256, Jan. 13, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "23"
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# 23.126 What information must a consent document contain?
(a) If there are any conditions to the consent, the written consent must clearly set out the conditions.
(b) A written consent to foster-care placement should contain, in addition to the information specified in paragraph (a) of this section, the name and birthdate of the Indian child; the name of the Indian child's Tribe; the Tribal enrollment number for the parent and for the Indian child, where known, or some other indication of the child's membership in the Tribe; the name, address, and other identifying information of the consenting parent or Indian custodian; the name and address of the person or entity, if any, who arranged the placement; and the name and address of the prospective foster parents, if known at the time.