§ 372a. Heirs by adoption

§ 372a. Heirs by adoption

(1) Unless such adoption shall have been—

(2) Unless such adoption shall have been recognized by the Department of the Interior prior to the effective date of this section or in the distribution of the estate of an Indian who has died prior to that date: Provided, That an adoption by Indian custom made prior to the effective date of this section may be made valid by recordation with the superintendent if both the adopted child and the adoptive parent are still living, if the adoptive parent requests that the adoption be recorded, and if the adopted child is an adult and makes such a request or the superintendent on behalf of a minor child approves of the recordation.

(July 8, 1940, ch. 555, §§ 1, 2, 54 Stat. 746.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

For effective date of this section, referred to in text, see Effective Date note set out below.

Codification

First and second paragraphs of this section are from sections 1 and 2, respectively, of act July 8, 1940.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Act July 8, 1940, ch. 555, § 3, 54 Stat. 746, provided that: “This Act shall become effective six months after the date of its approval [July 8, 1940].”

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.