Nevada Revised Statutes 125E.260 – Appropriate agency to assist with enrolling eligible Indian child in tribe; right of Indian child’s parents to object; provision of notice
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1. Unless an Indian child’s parent objects, the appropriate agency shall provide assistance with enrolling an Indian child within the jurisdiction of the court in a tribe with which the child is eligible for enrollment.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 125E.260
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. In any child custody proceeding involving an Indian child, if the appropriate agency reasonably believes that the Indian child is eligible for enrollment in a tribe, the agency shall notify the Indian child’s parents of their right to object to the agency’s assistance under subsection 1. The provision of notice pursuant to this subsection is deemed to be satisfied by sending the notice to the last known mailing address of each of the Indian child’s parents.