Legal Opinion
People in Interest of DK
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 1976No. 11712, 11792PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, Chief Justice
(on reassignment).
These appeals arise from an order adjudicating D.K. to be a neglected and dependent child as defined by SDCL 26-8-6 and from a dispositional order which temporarily deprived the mother of the custody of her child based upon that adjudication. Finding the trial court’s conclusion supported by a preponderance of the evidence, we affirm.
The difficulties experienced by this infant in his relatively short lifetime can be recounted only with sympathy. D.K. was born August 17, 1974, five weeks prematurely. He was released to his mother two weeks later. His 24-year-old mother…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cameron v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re Estate of HobelsbergerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
- In re K.D.ESouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973
- In re Neglect & Dependency of D.T.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by51 opinions
- In re N. J. W.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- In re the Termination of Parental Rights over D.H.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- In re R. Z. F.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- Maynard v. HeerenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- People in Interest of SRSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
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