Legal Opinion
In the Interest of D.M.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 10, 2004No. 22700PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] The child D.M. became eligible for adoption through the Department of Social Services (DSS) after the parental rights to the child were involuntarily terminated by the trial court. DSS began the process of finding an adoptive placement. *580Accordingly, DSS approved three adoptive families, two of the families were relatives of D.M., the other was a non-related foster family.
[¶2.] DSS rejected both of the family placements, selecting the foster family for D.M.’s adoption. Faye and Kelly Degen, a great aunt and uncle, were one of the family placements. After the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Owens v. City of BeresfordSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
- Communication Technical Systems, Inc. v. DensmoreSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- In the Interest of C.L.C.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 1991
- Mergen v. Northern States Power Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Coble v. HansonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
3Cited by7 opinions
- People Ex Rel. South Dakota Department of Social ServicesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- In Re the Adoption of a Child Known as D.M.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
- In Re DMSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- Matter of the Adoption of A.A.B. & B.A.B.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
- In Re the Adoption of a Child Known as D.M.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
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