Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-11-2001
Abstract
In the Blackfeet Tribal Court of Appeals, the Court considered whether the trial court judge erred by holding a hearing without the natural father being present and granting custody to the natural mother allowing her to leave the jurisdiction of the Court. The Court found that the lower court erred in granting custody of a child to the mother, given un-explored allegations of abuse by the mother, and after the clerks failed to properly deliver service for notice of the hearing to the natural father. The father’s due process rights were violated and this case is remanded for a new hearing with both parents present and the child will be returned to the reservation.
Recommended Citation
No Runner v. Calf Looking, 01-AP-25 (Blkft. Tr. Ct. App., Oct. 11, 2001)