Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 6, Chapter 1 ยง 1 | 2018
a. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe finds that the Tribe's interest over family relations is an integral part of tribal self-government and the Tribe's history and culture, that it is exceedingly important to the Tribe to support the preservation of families, that families thrive when they receive appropriate emotional and financial support, and that the lives of children and families improve by strengthening parental responsibility for family and child support. The Tribe encourages the development of tribal law and policies and procedures that protect and preserve the continuity of family and promote a uniform, efficient and equitable recognition and implementation of these responsibilities.
b. Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, the words and phrases used in this Law shall have the same meaning of words and phrases as defined in the Child Welfare Law, 5 M.P.T.L. ch. 1.