FEDERAL · 25 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER I—CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS
Return of custody
25 U.S.C. § 1916
Title25 — Indians
ChapterSUBCHAPTER I—CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS
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25 U.S.C. § 1916.
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(a)Petition; best interests of child
Notwithstanding State law to the contrary, whenever a final decree of adoption of an Indian child has been vacated or set aside or the adoptive parents voluntarily consent to the termination of their parental rights to the child, a biological parent or prior Indian custodian may petition for return of custody and the court shall grant such petition unless there is a showing, in a proceeding subject to the provisions of section 1912 of this title, that such return of custody is not in the best interests of the child.
(b)Removal from foster care home; placement procedure
Whenever an Indian child is removed from a foster care home or institution for the purpose of further foster care, preadoptive, or adoptive placement, such placement shall be in accorda
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History
(Pub. L. 95–608, title I, §106, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3073.)
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