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The Tribal Court shall have jurisdiction over:

(a) A child, wherever the child is domiciled, if:

(1) The child is an enrolled member of the Tribe;

(2) One parent of the child is an enrolled member of the Tribe; or

(3) The child is eligible for enrollment as a member of the Tribe or would be eligible for enrollment if the child’s eligible parent(s) were enrolled.

(b) A child who is an Indian child and is not described in subsection (a) of this section, if Children Services requests, and neither parent objects to, Tribal Court jurisdiction.

(c) A person who met the definitions of a child as described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section and that person turned eighteen (18) during the duration of the Children Services matter or Tribal Court proceeding.

(d) A child of another federally recognized tribe, if the child’s tribe has entered into an agreement with Tribal Court to exercise jurisdiction over the child.

(e) Over any non-Indian child at the request of the State of Alaska or any other state with jurisdiction over the non-Indian child.

(f) A parent, guardian, or custodian of a child described in subsections (a) through (e) of this section. [Res. 2012-56; 2008 Code § 6.2.4(1)]