REGALADO v. MATHIESON

No. 23026.

684 N.W.2d 67 (2004)

2004 SD 87

Melanie REGALADO, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Ardith Jean Ferguson MATHIESON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley E. Whiting, Winner, South Dakota, Attorney for plaintiff and appellee.

Neil Carsrud, Dakota Plains Legal Services, Mission, South Dakota, Attorney for defendant and appellant.

Sandy J. Steffen of Johnson, Eklund, Nicholson, Peterson & Fox, Gregory, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellees Minor Children.


GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Mother appeals from a trial court's dismissal of an action initiated by Grandmother pursuant to SDCL 25-5-29 et seq. seeking custody of Mother's two children, T.H.M and M.M.M. On appeal, Mother argues the trial court abused its discretion when it dismissed the action based on its finding South Dakota was an inconvenient forum. Mother also contends the trial court committed reversible...

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