Navajo SCT Rules that Navajo Courts Retain Jurisdiction over Navajo Children Residing Off-Reservation

This story was filed on August 20, 2014

Here is the opinion in Nouri v. Crownpoint Family Court. The court’s syllabus: The Supreme Court issues its Opinion and Order Denying Writ of Prohibition regarding competing child custody actions filed by parents in Navajo and state courts. Jurisdiction of … Continue reading →read more

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