Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73not60
§1923 Effective Date
Title 25 › Chapter 21— INDIAN CHILD WELFARE › Subchapter I— CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS › § 1923
Summary
Most rules don't change state foster‑care or adoption cases started/ended before 180 days after November 8, 1978. Sections 1911(a), 1918, and 1919 apply, and later cases about that child follow them.
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Title 25, §1923
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None of the provisions of this subchapter, except section 1911(a), 1918, and 1919 of this title, shall affect a proceeding under State law for foster care placement, termination of parental rights, preadoptive placement, or adoptive placement which was initiated or completed prior to one hundred and eighty days after November 8, 1978, but shall apply to any subsequent proceeding in the same matter or subsequent proceedings affecting the custody or placement of the same child.
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25 U.S.C. § 1923
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60