ASA'CARSARMIUT TRIBAL COUNCIL v. WHEELER

No. S-15318.

337 P.3d 1182 (2014)

ASA'CARSARMIUT TRIBAL COUNCIL, Appellant, v. John D. WHEELER III, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Fortier , Fortier & Mikko, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellant. Carl D. Cook and Whitney-Marie K. Bostick , Law Office of Carl D. Cook, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, WINFREE, STOWERS, MAASSEN, and BOLGER, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

J.W. is the son of Jeanette Myre, a member of the Asa'carsarmiut Tribe, and John Wheeler, a non-member. In 2007 Myre petitioned the Asa'carsarmiut Tribal Court to assume jurisdiction over the custody of J.W. After a hearing in which both parents participated, the tribal court awarded Myre primary physical custody and granted Wheeler limited visitation...

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