Legal Opinion

Madsen v. Madsen

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 30, 1990No. 16770PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Justice.

In this divorce appeal, we affirm the trial court and hold that it did not err in separating custody of half-siblings.

FACTS

Appellant Martin Millage Madsen and Appellee Renee Frances Madsen were married on May 20, 1983. At the time of the marriage, Martin had custody of two sons from a prior marriage, namely Buckner (d.o.b. 7/26/77) and Waylon (d.o.b. 11/3/78). Martin and Renee parented two children, Crystal (d.o.b. 12/12/83) and Ian (d.o.b. 9/18/85). The four children have a close, bonded relationship.

Throughout the course of the marriage, the family lived on a farm near…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Saint-Pierre v. Saint-PierreSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Mayer v. MayerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Olson v. OlsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Adam v. AdamSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Lindley v. LindleySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Anderson v. AndersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Kappenmann v. KappenmannSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Chicoine v. ChicoineSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Van Driel v. Van DrielSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Henle v. LarsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991

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