Legal Opinion

In re the Dependency & Neglect of S. J. Z.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1977No. 11846PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZASTROW, Justice.

This is an appeal from an adjudicatory order and a dispositional order declaring S.J.Z. to be a dependent and neglected child. The dispositional order terminated the parental rights of the appellants, S.J. Z.’s mother and stepfather, and placed S.J.Z. with the Division of Social Welfare for the purpose of adoption. We affirm.

Appellant, who was apparently unmarried at the time, gave birth January 6,1975, to S.J.Z. The birth was uncomplicated. As part of the standard post-natal care, appellant brought S.J.Z. to the hospital for her one-month checkup. At that time, Dr. R. S.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of HobelsbergerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
  2. People in Interest of DKSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
  3. In re Neglect & Dependency of D.T.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Howells v. HowellsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Jones v. SD Children's Home Soc., Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People in Interest of SRSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  2. In re K.A.B.E.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  3. In re J. L. H.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
  4. In re L. M. T.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  5. People ex rel. M.W.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1985

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