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MATTER OF CUSTODY OF K.K.S.

No. C1-93-1352.

508 N.W.2d 813 (1993)

In re the Matter of the CUSTODY OF K.K.S.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied January 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Ruffenach, Bemidji, MN, for appellant.

Leah J. Carpenter, Anishinabe Legal Services, Cass Lake, MN, for respondent.

Tim Arneson, Shevlin, MN, Guardian ad litem.

Shirley M. Cain, Edwards, Edwards & Bodin, Duluth, MN, for amicus curiae Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians.

Considered and decided by SHORT, P.J., and PARKER and LANSING, JJ.

OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

This custody dispute involves a four-year-old child who was born and raised on the Red Lake Indian Reservation until her non-Indian father removed the child from her mother's reservation home. A state court declined jurisdiction over the paternity and custody issues in favor of the tribal court. On appeal, the father argues the state court has exclusive jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTS

Patricia Neadeau, an enrolled member...

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