Legal Opinion
In re L.S.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 2012No. 26132PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] In this abuse and neglect appeal, the primary question is whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) applies to an Indian child not eligible for tribal membership.
Background
[¶ 2.] On March 30, 2010, L.S., age three, went alone to a neighbor’s apartment because his mother, C.S., was drunk. The neighbor soon called the police and reported that the mother was acting disorderly. Police officers responding to the call found C.S. extremely intoxicated with barely intelligible speech. Her blood alcohol tested at .34. She was arrested on outstanding warrants. L.S. was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rice v. CayetanoSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. Walter Dale BroncheauCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Matter of Dependency and Neglect of ALSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
- People ex rel. L.S.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
- People in Interest of KCSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Interests of S.H.E., D.H.E., J.W.C., D.W.C., J.R. & M.W.C.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
- People ex rel. S.H.E.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
- People Ex Rel. South Dakota Department of Social ServicesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
- People Ex Rel. A.B.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
- In Re Interest of C.H.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2021
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