13.35.260 In-kind, traditional or customary support.
Consistent with Yurok community standards, the Tribal Court shall utilize in-kind, traditional or customary support as a setoff against a child support obligation whenever practicable. The provision and terms of such support shall be agreed to by the parties, and the Tribal Court shall incorporate clear written standards relating to issues of quantity, quality, and value in its order.
(a) Whenever a parent is able to provide appropriate and acceptable in-kind services or resources for the support of the child(ren), including but not limited to food, clothing, items of cultural significance where appropriate, firewood, child care, diapers, home or auto repair, or items meeting other basic needs, such services or resources may be applied as a setoff against the support obligation if authorized by court order.
(b) Whenever extended family or community members are able to provide the support described in subsection (a) of this section, such services or resources may be applied as a set-off against the support obligation if authorized by court order.
(c) Support orders allowing noncash payments shall:
(1) State the specific dollar amount of the support obligation; and
(2) Describe the type(s) of noncash support that will be permitted to satisfy the underlying specific dollar amount of the support order. Said noncash support will be itemized and valued at fair market value for the purpose of establishing the setoff value. If the parties cannot agree as to the valuation the Court may set the value at fair market value.
(d) Noncash payments are not permitted to satisfy support obligations when the rights to such support have been assigned to a government entity. [Ord. 50 § 7.7, adopted, 3/23/2017.]