New York Laws
Title 1 - General Provisions
75-C - Application to Indian Tribes.

§ 75-c. Application to Indian tribes. 1. A child custody proceeding
that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare
Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this article to the
extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.

2. 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 title and title two
of this article.

3. 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 title
three of this article.

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