MATTER OF J. M. V. D.

No. 12533.

285 N.W.2d 853 (1979)

In the Matter of J.M.V.D., a Dependent and Neglected Child.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 5, 1979.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice C. Godtland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief, for respondent, State of South Dakota.

Paul I. Hinderaker of Austin, Hinderaker & Hackett, Watertown, for appellants, A. V. D. and S. V. D.


HECK, Circuit Judge.

On July 16, 1975, the circuit court entered an order terminating all parental rights of A.V.D. and S.V.D. to J.M.V.D., a dependent and neglected child. The order did not provide for adoptive rights. On September 14, 1976, a petition for adoptive rights was filed. A hearing was held on this petition on February 15, 1978. After hearing testimony in the matter the court entered its findings of fact and conclusions of law on May 5, 1978, which adjudicated...

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