IN RE MARRIAGE OF LIMPY

No. 81-107.

636 P.2d 266 (1981)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Raymond S. LIMPY, Petitioner and Respondent, and Judith Rose Limpy, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Michael Eakin, argued, Legal Services, Miles City, Steven L. Bunch argued, Legal Services, Helena, for respondent and appellant.

Clarence T. Belue, argued, Hardin, for petitioner and respondent.


HASWELL, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether a state District Court in Montana has subject matter and personal jurisdiction over a marriage dissolution action in which both parents and the minor child are enrolled members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe residing on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. The District Court held it had jurisdiction. We reverse.

Judith Rose Limpy and Raymond Limpy are enrolled members of the Northern...

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