Tribal Law - Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

1.25.070 Waiver of Jurisdiction Protest of Child's Tribe

When a petition is filed regarding an Indian child who is domiciled on the Reservation but who is not a member of or eligible for membership in the Bad River Tribe, the party filing the petition shall notify the child's tribe, or any tribe(s) in which the child is eligible for membership. Any party filing any document in the case shall serve the child's tribe(s) with the document. If a child's tribe objects to the jurisdiction of the Bad River Tribal Court prior to the entry of a final judgment in the case, the Court shall waive jurisdiction over the child. Such a child shall be deemed an ineligible child subject to Section 1.25.260.