Tuluksak Native Community v. Department of Health and Social Services, June 2, 2023 (Supreme Court of Alaska.)
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Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act
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Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act – Expert Witnesses
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In a major decision on child support, the Alaska Supreme Court stopped a Parnell administration effort against tribal rights that lingered during Gov. Bill Walker’s reign.
The court ruled unanimously Friday in a case going back to the beginning of the decade that tribes have authority over child support. The court directed the state to enforce tribal support orders like it does those issued by other states, even if one of the parents isn’t a tribal member.
Read the full article at the Alaska Dispatch News website. Read related articles at the Juneau Empire website, the Native News website and the Indianz.com website.