Legal Question in Family Law in California

I do not have good news for you. If your husband files for divorce the jurisdiction for child custody would lie with the tribal courts, if he makes that requests, which he most surely he would. He would probably get custody, as he is the Native American. Even if the Native American was unfit as a parent the tribal courts could and probably would award custody to a close Native American relative of the child, and not the non-Native American parent. If a divorce happens you should retain an attorney who is licensed with both the tribal courts and the California courts. I am licensed in both. Good Luck, Pat McCrary