Washington COA Interprets 25 U.S.C. § 410; Protects Indian Trust Fund from Garnishment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Harrison (Wash. App.):

437511 Reply Appellant Cross Respondent

437511 Reply Respondent Cross Appellant

D2 43451-2-II Published Opinion

An excerpt:

25 U.S. C. § 410 provides that money accruing from any lease of Indian land the United States holds in trust for a Native American is not liable for the payment of any debt or claim against that Native American. The issue here is whether the statute applies when lease payments from Indian trust land are distributed to a Native American and placed in a private bank account.

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  1. Melissa Montclair March 1, 2016 / 6:43 pm

    Fort peck Assiniboine Sioux tribal credit program has been holding my oil royalties for 5 months stating that I owe intrastate on past loans paid totaling 27,000.00 I don’t qualify for food stamps or commodities since its counted as income.

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