Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

9.02.120 Child Supported by Other Parent, Relative, or a Third Person; Parent Liability

If a parent neglects to provide articles necessary for his child who is under his charge, according to the parent's ability, a third person may in good faith supply such necessities and recover the reasonable value thereof from the parent, but a parent is not bound to compensate the other parent or a relative for the voluntary support of his child without an agreement for compensation, nor to compensate a stranger for the support of a child who has abandoned the parent without a just cause.