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AZ SB1152
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/24/2023
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Kern
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AI Summary
- Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 25-1004 to clarify application of child custody laws to Indian tribes and Indian children.
- Specifies that child custody proceedings involving Indian children as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. § 1903) are not subject to Arizona's child custody chapter to the extent governed by federal law.
- Requires Arizona courts to treat Indian tribes as equivalent to U.S. states when applying child custody articles 1 and 2.
- Mandates that child custody determinations made by tribes under factual circumstances substantially conforming to Arizona's jurisdictional standards must be recognized and enforced under article 3 of the child custody chapter.
Legislative Description
Technical correction; child custody
Technical Correction
Last Action
Senate read second time
1/25/2023
Committee Referrals
Rules1/24/2023
Full Bill Text
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