Lac Du Flambeau Tribal Court

Admission Requirements

• Attorneys:
  • Certificate of Good Standing from Wisconsin Supreme Court
  • Fee of $75
• Lay Advocates:
  • Affidavit Reciting the Qualifications of Such Spokesman to Represent Another Before the Court
  • Admission Fee of $25

Court's Source of Power

• Tribal Constitution

Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Civil, Including:

• Traffic
• Child Welfare
• Child Support
• Paternity
• Housing
• Truancy
• Domestic Abuse
• Juvenile Drinking
• Landlord / Tenant
• Conservation/  Natural Resources on and off Reservation
• Divorce
• CHIPS (for children 17 years of age and under)
• Small Claims
• Probate
• Criminal (probation by judges)

Personal Jurisdiction

• Tribal members
• Limited Non-Member Indian and Non-Indians
• Depending on Subject Matter