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DOM - Domestic Relations
Article 5-A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Title 1 - General Provisions
75-C - Application to Indian Tribes.
Universal Citation: NY Dom Rel L § 75-C (2017)
75-c. Application to Indian tribes. 1. 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 article to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.
2. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this title and title two of this article.
3. 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 title three of this article.
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