§ 1920. — Improper removal of child from custody; declination of jurisdiction; forthwith return of child: danger exception.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1920]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 21--INDIAN CHILD WELFARE
SUBCHAPTER I--CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS
Sec. 1920. Improper removal of child from custody; declination
of jurisdiction; forthwith return of child: danger exception
Where any petitioner in an Indian child custody proceeding before a
State court has improperly removed the child from custody of the parent
or Indian custodian or has improperly retained custody after a visit or
other temporary relinquishment of custody, the court shall decline
jurisdiction over such petition and shall forthwith return the child to
his parent or Indian custodian unless returning the child to his parent
or custodian would subject the child to a substantial and immediate
danger or threat of such danger.
(Pub. L. 95-608, title I, Sec. 110, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3075.)
