2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 31. FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW
ARTICLE 21. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION ACT
CHAPTER 1. APPLICABILITY
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IC 31-21
ARTICLE 21. UNIFORM
JURISDICTION ACT
CHILD
CUSTODY
IC 31-21-1
Chapter 1. Applicability
IC 31-21-1-1
Inapplicability
Sec. 1. This article does not apply to:
(1) an adoption proceeding; or
(2) a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency
medical care for a child.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.
IC 31-21-1-2
Child custody determination made by a tribe
Sec. 2. (a) A child custody proceeding pertaining to an Indian
child, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. 1901 et
seq.), is not subject to this article to the extent that it is governed by
the Indian Child Welfare Act.
(b) An Indiana court shall treat a tribe as if the tribe were a state
of the United States for purposes of applying IC 31-21-3 through
IC 31-21-5.
(c) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual
circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional
standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under
IC 31-21-6.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.
IC 31-21-1-3
Child custody determination made by a foreign country
Sec. 3. (a) An Indiana court shall treat a foreign country as if the
foreign country were a state of the United States for purposes of
applying IC 31-21-3 through IC 31-21-5.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child custody
determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances
in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standard of this
article must be recognized and enforced under IC 31-21-6.
(c) An Indiana court need not apply this article if the child
custody law of a foreign country violates the fundamental principles
of human rights.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.
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