Legal Question in Family Law in North Dakota

Tribal Custody

My husband who is African American, has a child by a Native American woman, she lives in North Dakota and lives on a Indian Reservation. Can my husband get any kind of custody or does the tribe rule over any laws and has all custody over this child.


Asked on 3/16/06, 8:21 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: Tribal Custody

Indian tribal counsels have control over placement of children with non parents. A parent of a child has certain rights to visitation and contact with their children.

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Answered on 3/17/06, 11:28 am


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