Native Village of Chignik Lagoon v. Department of Health & Social Services, et al., October 14, 2022 (Supreme Court of Alaska)
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Alaska Supreme Court
State of Alaska v. Cissy A., July 22, 2022 (Supreme Court of Alaska.)
Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act
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In the Matter of April S., July 24, 2020 (Supreme Court of Alaska)
Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act – Expert Witnesses
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Alaska Supreme Court Orders State to Enforce Tribal Child Support Orders as Essential
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.