Tex. Fam. Code § 152.104 : FAMILY CODE — THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Application to Indian Tribes

(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 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 this subchapter and Subchapter C.
(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 D.

Tex. Fam. Code § 152.104

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.
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