Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Jealous of Him v. Mills
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 2001No. 21454PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] In this child support enforcement action, we affirm the circuit court’s order refusing to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
Background
[¶ 2.] Stephanie Jealous of Him (the mother) and David Mills are enrolled members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. They met in 1997 while Mills was employed as a police officer and the mother was employed as a dispatcher on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Mills had been married since 1995. As a result of a sexual relationship with Mills, the mother gave birth to a son in July 1998. The child lives with her on the reservation.
[¶ 3.] The…
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