Uniform Rules § 205.51

Proceedings involving custody of a Native American child

In any proceeding in which the custody of a child is to be determined, the petition shall set forth whether the child is a Native American child subject to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 USC 1901-1963) and the Court shall proceed further, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of that act.

Official sourcehttps://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-205-uniform-rules-family-court

In plain English

In any custody determination, the petition must state whether the child is a Native American child under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 USC 1901–1963), and the court proceeds accordingly.

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.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 6 — The JG-22 Uniform Rules and Everything Else and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.