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Indian marriage<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. A marriage contracted by members\u00a0<\/span>of an Indian tribe, who are living with the tribe in tribal relation and subject to the tribal government,\u00a0<\/span>in accordance with the laws and customs of the tribe.\u00a0\u00a035 Am J1st Mar \u00a740<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian adoption<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. An adoption of a child in pursuance of a tribal custom. Non-She-Po v Wa-Win-Ta, . 37 Or 213, 62 P 15<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Adoption of a person by a tribe of Indians, having the effect of bestowing on the person adopted the privileges and immunities of the other members and subjecting him to the laws and usages of the tribe.\u00a0 27 Am J1st Indians \u00a7 2<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian divorce<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. A divorce of husband and wife married and continuing to live in Indian territory, in accordance with established custom among the Indian tribe, effected completely by separation by mutual consent.\u00a0 24 Am 12d Div & S \u00a7 8<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. A divorce in accordance with tribal custom, effected by\u00a0<\/span>mutual consent or the abandonment of one Spouse by the other.\u00a0 Cyr v Walker<\/em>, 29 Okla 289, 116 P 934<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1<\/strong><\/span>]:\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0with Pronunciations
\n<\/em>Third Edition<\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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