context: Both Esther and Ben Jarvison are subject to Navajo Nation laws regarding marriage and domestic relations. Because domestic relations are considered by the Tribe as being at the core of Navajo sovereignty, In re Francisco, 16 Indian L. Rep. 6113 (Navajo 1989), we conclude that Navajo law is the appropriate law under which to evaluate the validity of the marriage.
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citation_a.parenthetical: holding that tribal Indians domiciled within the territorial limits of an Indian nation in Indian Territory and who consummated a marriage or divorce in accordance with recognized tribal custom before such customs had been superceded by other law, were bound by the legal effect given to such customs
citation_a.sentence: See Montana, 450 U.S. at 565, 101 S.Ct. 1245; Marris v. Sockey, 170 F.2d 599 (10th Cir.1948) (holding that tribal Indians domiciled within the territorial limits of an Indian nation in Indian Territory and who consummated a marriage or divorce in accordance with recognized tribal custom before such customs had been superceded by other law, were bound by the legal effect given to such customs); see also Beller v. United States, 221 F.R.D. 679 (D.N.M.2003) (determining validity of a Navajo couple’s marriage by examining required elements of common law marriage under Navajo law).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: determining validity of a Navajo couple's marriage by examining required elements of common law marriage under Navajo law
citation_b.sentence: See Montana, 450 U.S. at 565, 101 S.Ct. 1245; Marris v. Sockey, 170 F.2d 599 (10th Cir.1948) (holding that tribal Indians domiciled within the territorial limits of an Indian nation in Indian Territory and who consummated a marriage or divorce in accordance with recognized tribal custom before such customs had been superceded by other law, were bound by the legal effect given to such customs); see also Beller v. United States, 221 F.R.D. 679 (D.N.M.2003) (determining validity of a Navajo couple’s marriage by examining required elements of common law marriage under Navajo law).