Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2016 18:02:14 GMT -6
The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision Friday, recognizing the authority of a Juneau-based tribal government to issue child support orders.
Juneau Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg first ruled in favor of Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s Tribal Court in October 2011 to issue child support orders that must be reinforced by the State’s Child Support Services Division (CSSD).
Previously, CSSD did not recognize tribal court support orders or provide interstate support services.
Pallenberg said in his earlier decision that child support was an essential element to “ensuring that children are fed, clothed, and sheltered. The future of a tribe — like that of any society — requires no less.”
Read more: juneauempire.com/local/2016-03-28/alaska-supreme-court-affirms-tribal-child-support-case
Juneau Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg first ruled in favor of Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s Tribal Court in October 2011 to issue child support orders that must be reinforced by the State’s Child Support Services Division (CSSD).
Previously, CSSD did not recognize tribal court support orders or provide interstate support services.
Pallenberg said in his earlier decision that child support was an essential element to “ensuring that children are fed, clothed, and sheltered. The future of a tribe — like that of any society — requires no less.”
Read more: juneauempire.com/local/2016-03-28/alaska-supreme-court-affirms-tribal-child-support-case