Legal Opinion
In Re the Termination of Parental Rights of P.A.M.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1993No. 18147-rPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment terminating P.A.M.’s parental rights to his daughter. We reverse.
FACTS
A.E.M. was born on August 30, 1989. During the marriage of her parents, P.A.M. (hereinafter Father) abused Mother both physically and mentally. Mother obtained a divorce on May 15, 1991, but the threats and abusive conduct continued. On November 18, 1991, Father was arrested after breaking into Mother’s home; he is currently serving twelve years in the South Dakota penitentiary for this crime.
Mother, citing Father’s past abuse as grounds, filed a petition for the termination…
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