Cite as: 10 CNCA § 105

If a woman is delivered of a child, or is pregnant with a child, and the paternity of said child is not determined, a petition may be filed, in writing duly verified by any person, to the District Court stating that fact and charging the proper person with being the father thereof if that person is a citizen of Cherokee Nation or in the case of a non-citizen Indian or a non-Indian, if the case arose within the jurisdictional boundaries of Cherokee Nation and the child in question is an enrolled citizen of Cherokee Nation or is eligible for enrollment as a citizen of Cherokee Nation. The death of the mother shall not abate an action which is brought under this section, and it will not prevent the bringing of an action for the support of the child.

Historical Data

LA 11–05, eff. March 21, 2005; LA 08–11, eff. May 19, 2011.