Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

TCT.2.13.020 Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments

(a) A certified copy of any foreign judgment may be filed with the clerk of court. A filing fee for the foreign judgment must be received by the clerk of court for the judgment to take effect.

(b) The clerk of court shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as the judgment of the tribal court. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures and status as a judgment of tribal court, and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.

(c) The Tribal Court may, after notice and hearing upon its own motion or motion of a party, have the right to review and modify any foreign order for the enforcement of a judgment, including but not limited to garnishment orders.