125A.215 - Application to Indian tribes. - Nevada Statutes

125A.215  Application to Indian tribes.

      1.  A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq., is not subject to the provisions of this chapter to the extent that the proceeding 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 NRS 125A.005 to 125A.395, inclusive.

      3.  A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of the provisions of this chapter must be recognized and enforced pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 992)