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MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP OF D. L. L. & C. L. L.

No. 12854.

291 N.W.2d 278 (1980)

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF D. L. L. and C. L. L., minors. Martha Kay GUFFIN, Individually and in her capacity as Manager of the House of Shalom, a group foster home, Petitioner and Appellant, v. R. L., Sr. and K. L. on behalf of D. L. L. and C. L. L., Appellees, and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Intervenor and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max A. Gors, of Maher & Gors, Pierre, for petitioner and appellant.

James L. Iosty, Tom Barnett and Anita Remerowski of South Dakota Legal Services, Fort Thompson, for appellees, parents of D.L.L. and C.L.L.

R. Dennis Ickes of Stringham, Larsen, Mazuran & Sabin, Salt Lake City, for intervenor and appellee; William J. Srstka, Jr. of Duncan Olinger, Srstka, Lovald & Robbennolt, Pierre, on brief.

DUNN, Justice.

Petitioner appeals from the order of dismissal of the proceedings and the denial of her petition for letters of guardianship. We affirm.

Appellees R.L. and K.L. (parents of D.L.L. and C.L.L.) are residents of the Lower Brule Sioux Indian Reservation and have five children. Each member of the family is a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Petitioner operates the House of Shalom, a group foster home, in Presho, South Dakota.

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