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Title 25 - Indians (Sections 1 - 4307)
Chapter 21 - Indian Child Welfare (Sections 1901 - 1963)
Subchapter I - Child Custody Proceedings (Sections 1911 - 1923)
Sec. 1919 - Agreements between States and Indian tribes
25 U.S.C. § 1919 (2015)
§1919. Agreements between States and Indian tribes(a) Subject coverage
States and Indian tribes are authorized to enter into agreements with each other respecting care and custody of Indian children and jurisdiction over child custody proceedings, including agreements which may provide for orderly transfer of jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis and agreements which provide for concurrent jurisdiction between States and Indian tribes.
(b) Revocation; notice; actions or proceedings unaffectedSuch agreements may be revoked by either party upon one hundred and eighty days' written notice to the other party. Such revocation shall not affect any action or proceeding over which a court has already assumed jurisdiction, unless the agreement provides otherwise.
(Pub. L. 95–608, title I, §109, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3074.)
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