Legal Opinion

Veldheer v. Peterson & Mandel

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 5, 2012No. 26195PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Maternal grandparents were permitted to join/intervene in a custody dispute between the parents of two minor children. After a three-day trial, the circuit court awarded custody to the grandparents and visitation to the father. Father appeals the grandparents’ join-der/intervention, the award of custody, and the denial of his request for attorney’s fees. We affirm the joinder/inter-vention; reverse the custody award; and remand for findings of fact, conclusions of law, and reconsideration of the issue of attorney’s fees.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] Jered Mandel…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Fuerstenberg v. FuerstenbergSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  4. In Re the Guardianship of S.M.N.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Meldrum v. NovotnySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Howlett v. StellingwerfSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2018
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