Legal Opinion
People in Interest of KC
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1987No. 15456PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Chief Justice (on reassignment).
This is an appeal by L.C. (Father) following termination of his parental rights in the minor child, K.C. We affirm.
Father married V.M. (Mother) in July, 1978. The couple divorced in February, 1979. A Montana divorce decree gave Mother custody of their ten-month-old daughter, K.C., and allowed Father reasonable visitation rights. Father made child support payments for two months but thereafter failed to provide further support for K.C. At this point, Father ended essentially all contact with his child.
Following the divorce, Mother moved to Lemmon, South…
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