Wash. Federal Judge: Tribal Court Has Jurisdiction Over Nonmember’s Marriage Case

(July 26, 2023, 11:51 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A tribal trial court has jurisdiction over a nonmember, his marriage and his former marital home because the nonmember worked for the tribe for more than 10 years, was married to a member, rented two homes from the tribe, lived on the reservation and received financial assistance from the tribe in purchasing his marital home, a Washington federal judge held in denying the nonmember’s motion for summary judgment on his request to have the federal court vacate a tribal appellate court’s orders....