Montana Statutes
§ 40-7-135 — Application To Indian Tribes
Montana·Title 40 FAMILY LAW·Ch. 7 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT·Part 1 General Provisions
40-7-135 . Application to Indian tribes.
(1)A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. 1901, et seq., or 41-3-1303 is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act or the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act provided for in Title 41, chapter 3, part 13.
(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 40-7-101 , 40-7-103 , 40-7-105 through 40-7-110 , 40-7-112 , 40-7-119 , 40-7-125 , 40-7-134 through 40-7-140 , and part 2 of this chapter.
(3)A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Montana § 40-7-135 (Application To Indian Tribes) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Related
§ 1901
25 U.S.C. § 1901
Legislative History
En. Sec. 15, Ch. 91, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 716, L. 2023.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 40-7-101
Short Title§ 40-7-102
Repealed§ 40-7-103
Definitions§ 40-7-104
Repealed§ 40-7-106
Notice To Persons Outside State§ 40-7-107
Simultaneous Proceedings§ 40-7-108
Inconvenient Forum§ 40-7-110
Information To Be Submitted To Court§ 40-7-111
Repealed§ 40-7-112
Appearance Of Parties And Child§ 40-7-113
Repealed§ 40-7-114
Repealed§ 40-7-115
Repealed