October 10, 2002 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner Meeting
October 11, 2002
9:30 a.m. Call to Order
Consideration of July 12, 2002 Meeting Minutes - Attachment B (October 4, 2002)
9:35 a.m. Update on the Activities of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court
9:55 a.m. Discussion of Issues Concerning Child Support Enforcement - Cont'd from Previous Meeting
- Cooperative agreements
- State child support authority's response to tribal child support orders
- Enhanced cooperation concerning provision of information
10:25 a.m. Adoption and Safe Families Act and Indian Child Welfare Act - Remaining Issues
- See Attachment C (October 4, 2002) : Nebraska and Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Acts -- regarding possibility of developing a North Dakota Act
11:00 a.m. Recognition of Tribal Court Orders and Judgments - See Attachment D (October 4, 2002)
- Review Rule 7.2 of the North Dakota Rules of Court: Operation and effect; changes ?
- Additional issues
11:30 a.m. Indian Law Question for State Bar Examination
- Comments from Rebecca Thiem, President, State Board of Law Examiners, and Penny Miller, Secretary-Treasurer, State Board of Law Examiners
- See Attachment E (October 4, 2002) : Bar Examiner article regarding New Mexico's adoption of Indian Law question.
12 noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Jurisdictional Issues
- See Attachment F (October 4, 2002): United States v. Billy Jo Lara and possible import for tribal court jurisdiction
- Additional issues
1:30 p.m. 2003 Meeting Schedule
- Number of Meetings; Topics for Discussion
1:45 p.m. Adjourn