California Court of Appeal

The family law court is not required to give full force and effect to the Chumash custom and tradition that prevents funds distributed by the tribe to its members from being used to pay spousal support to nonmembers as it is inconsistent with California law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/26/2004
• Published 08/26/2004

Judges

• GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Price, Postel & Parma, Penny Clemmons and Timothy E. Metzinger, Santa Barbara, for Appellant., Fred J. Hiestand, Sacramento, and Howard L. Dickstein for the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians and the United Auburn Indian Community as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Misho, Kirker & Brown, Vanessa Kirker, Santa Barbara, and Jacqueline Misho for Respondent.