Chapter DMR.6 Paternity and Child Support Code of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians PreambleThis ordinance is enacted pursuant to the inherent sovereign authority of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians which predates its Treaties of 1825, 1826, 1837, 1842, 1847 and 1854 with the United States Government. In the implementation of this inherent sovereign authority, Article V, § 1(s) of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians empowers the Tribal Governing Board to: "establish a tribal court for the purpose of enforcing tribal ordinance..." Article V, § 1(q); "promulgate and enforce ordinances governing the conduct of members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and providing for the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice by establishing a tribal court and defining its duties and powers" Article V, § 1(s); "provide for the regulation of child custody and domestic relations matters by ordinance or resolution" Article V, § 1 (t). It is the purpose of this ordinance to establish paternity and child support guidelines and procedures for the enforcement of child support and to provide for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of child support orders and judgments. Indian children are the most vital and valued resource to the continued existence, the future, and integrity of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe. The establishment of these guidelines and procedures is in the best interests of all families within the jurisdiction of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, and especially its children, who have a right and need to receive support from their parents.Subchapter DMR.6.1 Introduction§§ DMR.6.1.010 – DMR.6.1.070Subchapter DMR.6.2 Definitions§§ DMR.6.2.010 – DMR.6.2.010Subchapter DMR.6.3 Jurisdiction and Procedure§§ DMR.6.3.010 – DMR.6.3.020Subchapter DMR.6.4 Referral§§ DMR.6.4.010 – DMR.6.4.020Subchapter DMR.6.5 Paternity§§ DMR.6.5.010 – DMR.6.5.110Subchapter DMR.6.6 Child Support§§ DMR.6.6.010 – DMR.6.6.080Subchapter DMR.6.7 Payment of Child Support§§ DMR.6.7.010 – DMR.6.7.070Subchapter DMR.6.8 Modification of Child Support§§ DMR.6.8.010 – DMR.6.8.020Subchapter DMR.6.9 Incarcerated Payers§§ DMR.6.9.010 – DMR.6.9.030
