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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 63 - South Carolina Children's Code
CHAPTER 15 - CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION
Section 63-15-306. Indian children proceedings exempt.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 63-15-306 (2017)
(A) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC Section 1901 et seq., is not subject to this article 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 Subarticles 1 and 2.
(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 Subarticle 3.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2.
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