Legal Opinion

In re A.M.K.

Navajo Nation Supreme Court

Decided October 8, 2010No. SC-CV-38-10PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Maternal grandparents appeal from a Nav. R. Civ. P. Rule 12(b)(6) order of dismissal of a guardianship petition con-ceming A.M.K., who was a newborn infant when the guardianship petition was filed *195and eleven months old by the time of the dismissal. We REVERSE.

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A.M.K. is the child of Lianne Kayaani (Mother), an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, and Colin Wylie (Father/Ap-pellee), a non-Indian citizen of Canada. Mother and Appellee were married at the time of the child’s conception but were separated at the time of her birth. Two days before the child’s birth on July 5, 2009, Mother…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Staff Relief, Inc. v. PolaccaNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2000
  3. EXC, Inc. v. Kayenta District CourtNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Miles v. Chinle Family CourtNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Green Tree Servicing, LLC v. DuncanNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Begay v. Navajo Engineering & Construction AuthorityNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Nelson v. Initiative Committee to Reduce Navajo Nation CouncilNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Bahe v. PlateroNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Doe BF v. Diocese of GallupNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2011
  5. James v. Window Rock Family CourtNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2012

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