{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-14.1-4","heading":"Application to Indian tribes.","body":"(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the “Indian Child Welfare Act,” 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the “Indian Child Welfare Act.”\n(b) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this chapter.\n(c) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under this chapter.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 14.1 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-14.1/15-14.1-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:37Z","sha256":"a46d6dac7b92add6320587b948a7e17d32f7fa0cb2b809f28d921d5ea1c0a277","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}