11.02.180 Hearing on Petition

(a) No proof or testimony may be taken in a contested divorce until the expiration of thirty (30) days from the time of filing the Petition, except when the testimony is taken conditionally for the purpose of preserving such testimony.

(b) Testimony may be taken conditionally at any time for the purpose of preserving such testimony.

(c) Testimony shall be taken in person, except the Tribal Court may allow testimony to be taken by telephone or other electronically reliable means.