2024 U.S. Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 21 - Indian Child Welfare
Subchapter I - Child Custody Proceedings
Sec. 1917 - Tribal affiliation information and other information for protection of rights from tribal relationship; application of subject of adoptive placement; disclosure by court

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 1917 (2024)
Section Name §1917. Tribal affiliation information and other information for protection of rights from tribal relationship; application of subject of adoptive placement; disclosure by court
Section Text

Upon application by an Indian individual who has reached the age of eighteen and who was the subject of an adoptive placement, the court which entered the final decree shall inform such individual of the tribal affiliation, if any, of the individual's biological parents and provide such other information as may be necessary to protect any rights flowing from the individual's tribal relationship.

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(Pub. L. 95–608, title I, §107, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3073.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2024 Edition, 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. 1917 - Tribal affiliation information and other information for protection of rights from tribal relationship; application of subject of adoptive placement; disclosure by court
Contains section 1917
Date 2024
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2025
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 92 Stat. 3073
Public Law References Public Law 95-608
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