Legal Opinion
People in Interests of MC
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 1993No. 18028, 18061PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Trial court transferred Indian Child custody proceedings to tribal court. Indian Child appeals the transfer. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
M.C., an Indian girl, was born on June 27, 1990. The State was awarded temporary custody on July 28, 1991. While in relative foster care with her aunt, M.C. was severely burned. Upon her release from the hospital, she was placed in foster care with a non-relative. Although legal custody remained with the State, M.C. was later transferred to relative foster care with her grandmother.
On March 16, 1992, Circuit Judge Jeff Davis held a review…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Matter of Dependency and Neglect of ALSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
- People in Interest of JJSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Claymore v. SerrSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- In re G.L.O.C.Montana Supreme Court · 1983
3Cited by21 opinions
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- Ex parte C.L.J.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2006
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