Legal Opinion
DeMent ex rel. DeMent v. Oglala Sioux Tribal Court
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1989No. Nos. 88-5105, 88-5106PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Debra Redner and the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court appeal' the district court order finding that the tribal court lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate a custody battle between Redner and her former husband, Henry DeMent.1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.
BACKGROUND
Henry DeMent and Debra Redner have three minor children: Rachel, Jacqueline and Genevieve. When DeMent, a non-Indian, and Redner, a member of the Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe, were divorced in March 1981 in Nebraska, a state court granted joint custody to both parents and physical custody to Redner.
In October 1981,…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Henry F. Dement, Jr., on Behalf of Himself and as Custodian to Rachel, Jacqueline and Genevieve Dement v. Oglala Sioux Tribal Court Patrick Lee, Judge, Debra Redner, Henry F. Dement, Jr., on Behalf of Himself and as Custodian to Rachel, Jacqueline and Genevieve Dement v. Oglala Sioux Tribal Court Patrick Lee, Judge Debra RednerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989