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STATE v. ZAMAN

No. CV-96-0328-PR.

946 P.2d 459 (1997)

190 Ariz. 208

STATE of Arizona, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. Akhtar ZAMAN (Tahirkhaili) Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

October 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Udall, Apache County Atty. by Karl C. Eppich, Deputy County Atty., St. Johns, for State.

Trebon & Fine P.C. by John J. Trebon, Flagstaff, for Akhtar Zaman (Tahirkhaili).

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

The issue before us is whether a state court has subject matter jurisdiction in an action brought by the State of Arizona, at the request of a member of an Indian tribe, against a non-member, non-Indian father, to determine paternity, custody, and child support obligations involving a child eligible for tribal membership. We hold that the state court has subject matter jurisdiction.

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