Lac Courte Oreilles Law Library
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

DMR.6.3.010 Jurisdiction

(a) The Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction over domestic relations matters where:

(1) Any party to the action, or any child who is the subject of an action, is a member of the Tribe,

(2) Any party to the action, or any child who is the subject of an action, is eligible to be a member of the Tribe, and/or

(3) Where any party, or any subject child, resides on the Reservation.

(b) In every action under this Code, the Court shall retain continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the child to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(c) The Court has the authority to accept jurisdiction over cases transferred to it from other courts or governments where such proceedings are governed by this Code.