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Matter of S.S., T.D., D.D., and S.D

Supreme Court of South Dakota
Aug 25, 1982
323 N.W.2d 852 (S.D. 1982)

Opinion

No. 13583.

Considered on Briefs April 28, 1982.

Decided August 25, 1982.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Hughes County, Patrick J. McKeever, J.

Max A. Gors of Maher, Gors Dean, Pierre, for appellants parents.

Gary F. Colwill, Hughes County Deputy State's Atty., Pierre, for appellee State.

Harold H. Deering of May, Adam, Gerdes Thompson, Pierre, for appellees children.


This is an appeal from an order terminating parental rights in this dependency and neglect action. We reverse the order and remand the case to the circuit court for entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law and a corresponding order that are consistent with the evidentiary standard adopted in Santosky v. Kramer, ___ U.S. ___, 102 S.Ct. 1388, 71 L.Ed.2d 599 (1982). See In the Interest of S.H., S.D., 323 N.W.2d 851 (1982).

All the Justices concur.


Summaries of

Matter of S.S., T.D., D.D., and S.D

Supreme Court of South Dakota
Aug 25, 1982
323 N.W.2d 852 (S.D. 1982)
Case details for

Matter of S.S., T.D., D.D., and S.D

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Alleged Dependency and Neglected Status of S.S.…

Court:Supreme Court of South Dakota

Date published: Aug 25, 1982

Citations

323 N.W.2d 852 (S.D. 1982)

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