25 U.S.C. § 1919 : US Code - Section 1919: Agreements between States and Indian tribes

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1919 : US Code - Section 1919: Agreements between States and Indian tribes

(a) Subject coverage
States and Indian tribes are authorized to enter into agreements
with each other respecting care and custody of Indian children and
jurisdiction over child custody proceedings, including agreements
which may provide for orderly transfer of jurisdiction on a case-by-
case basis and agreements which provide for concurrent
jurisdiction between States and Indian tribes.
(b) Revocation; notice; actions or proceedings unaffected
Such agreements may be revoked by either party upon one hundred
and eighty days' written notice to the other party. Such revocation
shall not affect any action or proceeding over which a court has
already assumed jurisdiction, unless the agreement provides
otherwise.