2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED
Article 37 UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (UCCJEA)
23-37,104 Application to Indian tribes.
23-37,104. Application to Indian tribes. (UCCJEA 104). (a) A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian child welfare act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this act to the extent that it is governed by the Indian child welfare act.
(b) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 23-37,101 through 23-37,210, and amendments thereto.
(c) A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2000, ch. 171, § 34; July 1.
