Division of Child Welfare Services, Department of Public Welfare v. Peterson

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the district court, Yellowstone County, which declared eight children dependent and neglected and awarded permanent custody and control to the Child Welfare Services, Department of Public Welfare, State of Montana.

Appellant mother, Judy Peterson, is 30 years of age. Five *3of the children were issue of her first marriage, one is an illegitimate child, and two are the issue of her present marriage to Dale Peterson, whom she married in 1969 in Wyoming. The family came to Billings, Montana, in 1971.

In November 1972, as a result of marital problems in…