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LEON v. NUMKENA

No. 1 CA-CIV 6531.

142 Ariz. 307 (1984)

689 P.2d 566

In re the Marriage of Kerryn Louise Numkena LEON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alan NUMKENA, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Review Denied October 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunt, Stanley, Hossler & Rourke, Ltd. by H. Berkeley Rourke, Yuma, for petitioner-appellant.

Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden by Robert W. Warden, Flagstaff, for respondent-appellee.

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

In this domestic relations case, the husband was awarded custody of the minor children in the Hopi Tribal Court. The wife thereafter brought a dissolution and custody proceeding in the Superior Court of Arizona. We uphold the ruling of the superior court dismissing the case. It ruled that the Hopi Tribal Court had the necessary jurisdiction to enter a decree in the matter which would bar later proceedings in state court.

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