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MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP OF PETRIK

No. 19281.

544 N.W.2d 388 (1996)

1996 SD 24

In the matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF Shelbi L. PETRIK, A Minor Child.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided March 6, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lon J. Kouri, May, Johnson, Doyle & Becker, Sioux Falls, for petitioners and appellants, Dale A. Petrik and Kristi K. Petrik.

Thomas E. Alberts, Avon, for appellee Matthew F. Gaffey, guardian ad litem, for Shelbi L. Petrik.

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1] Dale and Kristi Petrik appeal the circuit court's order denying their petition to remove Matthew Gaffey as guardian ad litem of their infant daughter, Shelbi Petrik. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2] On August 17, 1994, eighteen-month-old Shelbi Petrik was visiting at the home of her grandparents, Donald and Marlene Petrik, and was severely bitten by their dog in front of her five- or six-year-old brother....

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