Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 23-37,104

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(UCCJEA 104). (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 act to the extent that it is governed by the Indian child welfare act.

(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 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,101 through 23-37,210, and amendments thereto.

(c) A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto.