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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 822.04

  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S. Code § 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.