11.02.170 Sufficiency of Grounds for Divorce

(a) In a contested divorce, the Tribal Court shall enter a judgment of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony if evidence is presented in open court that there has been a breakdown in the marriage relationship to the extent that the objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved.

(b) If the divorce is uncontested, the Petitioner shall submit to Tribal Court a proposed judgment. The Tribal Court may enter such judgment of divorce within twenty (20) days after receiving proof of service of the Petition on the Respondent. If Tribal Court elects not to enter the proposed judgment of divorce, it shall schedule an appearance within twenty (20) days and send such notice to the parties at which time the Respondent shall file an answer pursuant to Section 11.02.140.