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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-9-43. Proceeding pertaining to Indian child exempted from article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-9-43. Proceeding pertaining to Indian child exempted from article.

(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Section 1901 et seq., is not subject to this article 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 part and Part 2 of this article.

(c) 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 of this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-9-43, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.

## Cross References

Legitimate American Indian tribes, § 44-12-300 et seq.