2011 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 21 - INDIAN CHILD WELFARE (§§ 1901 - 1963)
Subchapter I - CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS (§§ 1911 - 1923)
Section 1920 - Improper removal of child from custody; declination of jurisdiction; forthwith return of child...
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 25 - INDIANS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 21 - INDIAN CHILD WELFARE SUBCHAPTER I - CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS Sec. 1920 - Improper removal of child from custody; declination of jurisdiction; forthwith return of child: danger exception |
| Contains | section 1920 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 95-608, title I, §110, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3075. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 92 Stat. 3075 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 95-608 |
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Where any petitioner in an Indian child custody proceeding before a State court has improperly removed the child from custody of the parent or Indian custodian or has improperly retained custody after a visit or other temporary relinquishment of custody, the court shall decline jurisdiction over such petition and shall forthwith return the child to his parent or Indian custodian unless returning the child to his parent or custodian would subject the child to a substantial and immediate danger or threat of such danger.
(Pub. L. 95–608, title I, §110, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3075.)
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