Rolette County Social Service Board v. B.E.

' EAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] The Rolette County Social Service Board and the North Dakota Department of Human Services (“Rolette”) appealed from an order of the district court dismissing, without prejudice, Rolette’s action against B.E. (“Barbara”)1 seeking court ordered child support and medical insurance coverage for Barbara’s three minor children. We hold the district court had concurrent jurisdiction with the tribal courts of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to entertain this action and we, therefore, reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Facts

[¶ 2] T.P. (“Thomas”), the…