{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-23.117","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 23.117","heading":"What are the criteria for ruling on transfer petitions?","body":"Upon receipt of a transfer petition from an Indian child's parent, Indian custodian, or Tribe, the State court must transfer the child-custody proceeding unless the court determines that transfer is not appropriate because one or more of the following criteria are met:\n(a) Either parent objects to such transfer;\n(b) The Tribal court declines the transfer; or\n(c) Good cause exists for denying the transfer.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER D—HUMAN SERVICES","PART 23—INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT","Subpart I—Indian Child Welfare Act Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"123cc30733e60150b30445bd360ec69973c238b4c759e5da9f6dc21aa78954e7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-23.116","next":"us/25-cfr-23.118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}