MATTER OF M.E.M.

No. 83-376.

679 P.2d 1241 (1984)

In the Matter of Declaring M.E.M., Jr., a youth in need of care.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Suagee, Havre, for appellant.

Glen Driveness, Deputy County Atty., Brian Lilletvedt, Theodore Thompson, Havre, for respondent.


WEBER, Justice.

The mother of M.E.M. appeals from the order of the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Hill County, terminating parental rights of both parents and awarding permanent legal custody to the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. We affirm.

The dispositive issue is whether alleged violations of the Indian Child Welfare Act in temporary legal custody proceedings invalidate later permanent legal custody proceedings which comply with the...

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