2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 16 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 4 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 118. Application to Indian tribes
Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 16, § 118 (2019)
(a) 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 chapter 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 subchapters 1 and 2.
(c) A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under subchapter 3.
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