People ex rel. S.H.E.
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Per curiam
[¶ 1.] A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his four children. Because the children are enrolled members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Indian Child Welfare Act applies. We affirm.
Background
[¶ 2.] S.W.C. (Father) is the biological father of J.W.C. (Sonl), D.W.C. (Son2), J.R. (Son3), and M.W.C. (Daughterl) and the stepfather of S.H.E. (Stepdaughterl) and D.H.E. (Stepdaughter2). N.W.C. (Motherl) is Father’s wife and the biological mother of Son3, Daughterl, Step-daughterl, and Stepdaughter.1 J.T. (Mother2), who was never married to Father, is the biological mother of Sonl…
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