The Indian child’s tribe and Indian custodian have the right to intervene at any point in an Indian child custody proceeding.

(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 838, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 224.4

  • Custody: means physical custody or legal custody or both, under any applicable tribal law or tribal custom or state law. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 224.1
  • Indian child custody proceeding: means a hearing during a juvenile court proceeding brought under this code, or a proceeding under the Probate Code or the Family Code, involving an Indian child, other than an emergency proceeding under Section 319, that may culminate in one of the following outcomes:

    California Welfare and Institutions Code 224.1