Alaska Court Reaffirms Tribe’s Inherent Jurisdiction Over Child Support Orders

Adrea Korthase

The first part of the article from SitNews:

The Superior Court for the State of Alaska, First Judicial District at Juneau, issued a decision with significant implications for tribal courts throughout Alaska in Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska v. State of Alaska Child Support Services Division. The Court’s order on October 25, 2011, reaffirms the Tribe’s inherent jurisdiction to handle the full range of family law issues affecting its citizens, including the particular issue of child support for the benefit of tribal children.

The Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s Press Release can be found here.

The order can be found here.

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