Termination Of Rights Upheld, But Tribal Court Consult Recommended

(January 4, 2018, 12:41 PM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah juvenile court properly exercised jurisdiction over a tribal court in a child custody case and did not abuse its discretion in declining to contact the tribal court, though contacting the “sister” court is “strongly” favored when the dispute involves a nearby Indian tribe, a state appeals court panel held Dec. 29 (C.C. v. State of Utah, No. 20160954-CA, Utah App., 2017 Utah App. LEXIS 249)....

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