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MATTER OF J.M.J.

No. 14672.

368 N.W.2d 602 (1985)

In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights Over J.M.J.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 22, 1985.

Rehearing Granted June 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest C. Allred, Aberdeen, for appellant D.J., Mother of J.M.J.

Michael J. Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for appellee South Dakota Department of Social Services; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

HENDERSON, Justice.

ACTION

This appeal pertains to the permanent termination of the parental rights of a mother to her child and arises from an order denying D.J.'s (mother's) petition to vacate the order which terminated her parental rights over J.M.J. (child). We reverse.

FACTS

In January 1982, the Department of Social Services removed the child from the mother's custody and placed her in licensed...

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