{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.804","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.804","heading":"Application to Indian tribes.","body":"(1) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian\nChild Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. secs. 1901 et seq., is not subject to KRS 403.800 to\n403.880 to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.\n(2) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the\npurpose of applying Articles 1 and 2.\n(3) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in\nsubstantial conformity with the jurisdictional standar ds of KRS 403.800 to 403.880\nshall be recognized and enforced under Article 3.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17496","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:30Z","sha256":"0cf96e147539012a595bee56a12ab21682164f2baa8a3109b56cf8d8144865d4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.802","next":"us-ky/krs-403.806"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}