Proceedings involving custody of an Indian child
In any proceeding in which the custody of a child is to be determined, the court, when it has reason to believe that the child is an Indian child within the meaning of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (92 St. 3069), shall require the verification of the child’s status in accordance with that Act and, proceed further, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of that Act.
When the court has reason to believe the child is an Indian child under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, it must verify status and proceed under that Act.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 6 — The JG-22 Uniform Rules and Everything Else and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.