North Carolina § 50A-104 - Application to Indian tribes.
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§ 50A-104. Application to Indian tribes.
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 Article to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. A court of this State shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Parts 1 and 2. A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this Article must be recognized and enforced under Part 3. History (1999-223, s. 3.)
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