Tubridy v. Ironbear

On November 24, 1992, petitioners, Leslie Scarlotte Tubridy and Patrick Tubridy, filed a verified petition for adoption in the circuit court of Kane County, seeking to adopt S.S. and R.S., the minor children of Ms. Tubridy’s recently deceased brother and respondent, Betty Jo Ironbear. The petition alleged that Ironbear was an unfit person to have custody of S.S. and R.S. and sought to terminate Iron-bear’s parental rights. Shortly thereafter, Ironbear and the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes (Fort Peck Tribes) filed separate motions to transfer the case to the Fort Peck tribal court…