Legal Opinion

Interest of M.D.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided November 20, 2018No. 28545PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGilbertson, Chief Justice

[¶ 1.] S.T.A. (father) appeals a dispositional order terminating his parental rights over R.T.A. (child), his four-year-old son. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] T.C. (mother) is twenty-five years old and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. At the time this matter began in 2016, mother had four children by three different fathers. Mother's two older children were four-year-old twins. Mother's third child, the subject of this case, was about two. Her fourth child was around a year old. Mother was unemployed, homeless, and moved around with her family and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. National Dairy Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. David S. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Lucy J. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
  5. In re K.B.Montana Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brackeen v. HaalandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021
  2. Interest of A.A., A.T., and A.A.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2021
  3. Jumping Eagle v. WarrenDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2021

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