Map
Live
US Code
Open search page
Congress.wiki Alpha
AboutHow Congress WorksSupport UsRoadmapPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service

This is not an official government website.

Copyright © 2026 PLEJ LC. All rights reserved.

US CodeTitle 25Chapter 21§ 1916

§ 1916

Return of custody

25 U.S.C. § 1916.
2 min read
Subchapter: CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS
((a)) ** Petition; best interests of child** Notwithstanding State law to the contrary, whenever a final decree of adoption of an Indian child has been vacated or set aside or the adoptive parents voluntarily consent to the termination of their parental rights to the child, a biological parent or prior Indian custodian may petition for return of custody and the court shall grant such petition unless there is a showing, in a proceeding subject to the provisions of , that such return of custody is not in the best interests of the child.section 1912 of this title ((b)) ** Removal from foster care home; placement procedure** Whenever an Indian child is removed from a foster care home or institution for the purpose of further foster care, preadoptive, or adoptive placement, such placement shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except in the case where an Indian child is being returned to the parent or Indian custodian from whose custody the child was originally removed.

Release: pl-119-59 (2025-12-18)

Previous

§ 1915

Next

§ 1917