Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 4. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-11-260.1. Exemption when governed by Indian Child Welfare Act.

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A proceeding under this article shall not be subject to this article to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, P.L. 95-608, as amended, Chapter 21 of Title 25 of the United States Code. In those circumstances, compliance with such federal law shall be required.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-260.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 893, § 8/SB 225.

Effective date

This Code section became effective May 7, 2019.

Other notes

U.S. Code.: The Indian Child Welfare Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.

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