Henle v. Larson

In child custody disputes, “[a] parent’s moral conduct is a valid consideration in determining parental fitness.” Langerman v. Langerman, 336 N.W.2d 669, 671 (S.D.1983). Here, mother’s stay with Ree-de exposed the child to not only one but two illicit relationships on an ongoing basis. When Reede’s boyfriend and mother’s boyfriend moved into Reede’s apartment, Eric was required to live with his mother, another young woman and two men to whom the women were not married. Illicit cohabitation is not generally conducive to the temporal, mental and moral welfare of a young child. See, SDCL…