{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-116b","heading":"Jurisdiction over Indian child custody matters.","body":"An Indian tribe shall have exclusive jurisdiction as to any state court over any child custody proceeding involving an Indian child who resides or is domiciled within the reservation of such tribe, except where such jurisdiction is otherwise vested in the state by existing federal law. Where an Indian child is a ward of a tribal court, the tribal court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction, notwithstanding the residence or domicile of the child.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815q. CONNECTICUT INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815q.htm#sec_46b-116b","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"164154ca7cc97d117152cbbe1e02eb236b2d5dc65ffa57648134021a409c85e0","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}