North Dakota § 27-01-09 Reciprocal recognition of certain state and tribal court judgments, decrees, and orders - Conditions

North Dakota Statutes

§ 27-01-09 — Reciprocal recognition of certain state and tribal court judgments, decrees, and orders - Conditions

North Dakota § 27-01-09

Title 27Judicial Branch of Government

Ch. 27-01General Provisions

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N.D. Cent. Code § 27-01-09 (2026).

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and orders - Conditions.
The district courts shall recognize and cause to be enforced any judgment, decree, or order
of the tribal court of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in any case
involving the dissolution of marriage, the distribution of property upon divorce, child custody,
adoption, an adult abuse protection order, or an adjudication of the delinquency, dependency, or
neglect of Indian children if the tribal court had jurisdiction over the subject matter of the
judgment, decree, or order. The tribal court judgment, decree, or order must be rendered by a
judge who is a graduate of an accredited law school and holds a current valid license to practice
law in at least one state. A state court may inquire as to the facts of the case or tribal law only to
the

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and orders - Conditions.
The district courts shall recognize and cause to be enforced any judgment, decree, or order
of the tribal court of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in any case
involving the dissolution of marriage, the distribution of property upon divorce, child custody,
adoption, an adult abuse protection order, or an adjudication of the delinquency, dependency, or
neglect of Indian children if the tribal court had jurisdiction over the subject matter of the
judgment, decree, or order. The tribal court judgment, decree, or order must be rendered by a
judge who is a graduate of an accredited law school and holds a current valid license to practice
law in at least one state. A state court may inquire as to the facts of the case or tribal law only to
the extent necessary to determine whether the tribal court had jurisdiction over the subject
matter of the judgment, decree, or order and personal jurisdiction over the parties to the action.
Recognition and enforcement of tribal court judgments, decrees, and orders under this section
is conditioned upon recognition and enforcement of state court judgments, decrees, and orders
by the tribal court of the Three Affiliated Tribes and tribal law enforcement agencies under the
same limitations provided by this section for recognition and enforcement of tribal court
judgments, decrees, and orders by state courts.