Matter of JM

546 N.W.2d 383 (1996)

In the Matter of J.M.

No. 19312.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Considered on Briefs March 14, 1996.

Decided April 24, 1996.

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Jason M. Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, for appellee State.

Sean M. O'Brien, Brookings, for appellant J.M.

Tim Hogan, Brookings, for appellee E.L., Mother.

MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] J.M., a minor child, appeals the trial court's order terminating the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and returning custody of him to his mother. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2] J.M. was born on November 2, 1979. He has an older brother and…