In Re the Marriage of Limpy

The question presented in this case is whether a state District Court in Montana has subject matter and personal jurisdiction over a marriage dissolution action in which both parents and the minor child are enrolled members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe residing on the Northern Cheyenne In dian Reservation. The District Court held it had jurisdiction. We reverse.

Judith Rose Limpy and Raymond Limpy are enrolled members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. They were married on April 15, 1980, in Hardin, Montana, which is located outside the exterior boundaries of the Northern Cheyenne Indian…