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West's
Vermont Statutes Annotated Currentness
Title
Thirty-Three. Human Services
Part 4. Juvenile Proceedings
Chapter 51. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
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5120. Indian
Child Welfare
Act
The
federal Indian
Child Welfare
Act, 25 U.S.C. ? 1901 et seq., governs any proceeding under this title that
pertains to an Indian child, as defined by the Indian
Child Welfare
Act, and prevails over any inconsistent provision of this title.
CREDIT(S)
2007,
Adj. Sess., No. 185, ? 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
HISTORICAL
AND STATUTORY NOTES
2007,
Adj. Sess., No. 185, ? 14, provides:
"This
act shall take effect January 1, 2009 and shall apply to any petition filed
after the effect date or any permanency review hearing held after the effective
date."