Wis. Stat. § 822.04
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 822.04, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject. This particular section falls under Chapter 822, “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”
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Application to Indian tribes.
Official statutory text
(1) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.
(2) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state for the purpose of applying subchs. I and II .
(3) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under subch. III .
History: 2005 a. 130 .
(2) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state for the purpose of applying subchs. I and II .
(3) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under subch. III .
History: 2005 a. 130 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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