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Minn. Stat. § 518D.104

APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES.

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 518D.101 to 518D.317 (39 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Gerber v. Eastman (2004)

Most recently applied in In Re Welfare of Children of D.M.T.-r. (June 2011)

1999 c 74 s 4

(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, United States Code, title 25, section 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 sections 518D.101 to 518D.210 .

(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 sections 518D.301 to 518D.317 .

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.