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STATE EX REL. R.G. v. W.M.B.

No. 90-0812.

159 Wis.2d 662 (1990)

465 N.W.2d 221

STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. R.G., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. W.M.B., a/k/a B.B., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Elizabeth B. Corbett and James L. Beck of Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. of Wausau.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Stephen J. Menard of Eberlein & Menard, corporation counsel for Menominee County.

On behalf of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin, the cause was submitted on the Amicus Curiae brief of Steven C. Moore and Patrice Kunesh-Hartman of Native American Rights Fund of Boulder, Colorado.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.

CANE, P.J.

W.M.B. appeals a contempt order as well as an amended order directing him to pay support for his minor child. He contends that the underlying state court judgment of paternity against him is void for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because exclusive jurisdiction over paternity and child support actions was vested in the Menominee tribal court. He argues that consequently the Wisconsin courts do not have jurisdiction...

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