Statutes | Kenaitze Indian Domestic Relations Code Chapter 2 ยง 6 | 2020
A child becomes a ward and under the legal custody of the Kenaitze Tribal Court when the child is found to be a child in need of aid as defined in Section 1 of this Chapter. A child may be found to be a child in need of aid upon a hearing conducted under the procedures set forth in this Chapter. In emergency situations when there is no time to hold a hearing, a child may be taken into legal custody and made a ward of the Tribal Court until a hearing may be held. A child may also become a ward of the Kenaitze Tribal Court when a child in need of aid case is transferred from another court. A child remains a ward of the Kenaitze Tribal Court until the Court closes the case or transfers the case to another court.