The Child Welfare Service (CWS) said a Stavanger District Court would make the final decision on 17 April.

BBC: Norway to hand over Indian children in custody row

The federal law in question is the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, a response to decades of often abusive social service practices that resulted in the separation of large numbers of native youngsters from their families, in many cases to non-Indian homes.

CNN: Supreme Court tackles Native American adoption dispute

The federal law in question is the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, a response to decades of often abusive social service practices that resulted in the separation of large numbers of native youngsters from their families, in many cases to non-Indian homes.

CNN: High court to tackle Native American adoption dispute