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SECTION 75-C
Application to Indian tribes
Domestic Relations (DOM) CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 5-A, TITLE 1
§ 75-c. Application to Indian tribes. 1. 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.

2. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of
the United States for the purpose of applying this title and title two
of this article.

3. 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 title
three of this article.