Art. 103.1. Applicability of Indian Child Welfare Act
A. The provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder supersede the Children's Code whenever the outcome of an
involuntary or voluntary proceeding may result in the removal of an Indian child from a
parent under circumstances in which the parent cannot have the child returned upon demand.
B. Child custody proceedings to which the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder apply include the following:
(1) A child in need of care proceeding.
(2) A certification for adoption proceeding.
(3) A family in need of services proceeding.
(4) A transfer of custody, a surrender for adoption, and any other voluntary
proceeding.
Acts 2018, No. 296, §1.