Legal Opinion
Matter of Guardianship of Sedelmeier
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 21, 1992No. 17666, 17690PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECK, Circuit Judge.
Although this action was started by the filing of a petition for guardianship, it is, in actuality, a proceeding to determine whether a parent or unrelated person is entitled to primary custody of a young boy.
Elvis Aaron Sedelmeier (Aaron) was bom February 8,1981, to Kris and Randy Sedel-meier. When Aaron was a baby, his parents resided near Bob and Barb Cumber (Cumbers). The Cumbers baby-sat for Aaron. The Sedelmeiers marriage ended in divorce in 1983. Kris was awarded custody of Aaron.
About that time the Cumbers began to have a principal role in Aaron’s care. Kris was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Blow v. LottmanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1953
- State v. StuckSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Langerman v. LangermanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Cooper v. MerkelSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- Sweeney v. JonesonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1954
3Cited by16 opinions
- McDermott v. DoughertyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
- D. G. v. D. M. K.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Meldrum v. NovotnySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
- Clough v. NezSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
- In re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of A.L.T.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
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