Cite as: 10 CNCA § 32

No person except:

1. the parent or parents of the child involved;

2. a relative within the fourth degree of such child, having lawful custody thereof;

3. the legal guardian of such child, duly authorized thereto by the Court by which he was appointed; or

4. Cherokee Nation or a child welfare agency enumerated in 10 CNCA § 28, if the care and custody of the child has been relinquished to the Cherokee Nation or the agency under the terms of this act or has been committed thereto by order of judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction shall place or offer to place a child for care in a foster home without securing the consent of Cherokee Nation or the District Court.