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PEOPLE EX REL. J.I.H.

No. 24996.

768 N.W.2d 168 (2009)

2009 SD 52

The PEOPLE of the State of South Dakota in the Interest of J.I.H. and J.I.H., Children and Concerning, M.D., Respondent, and J.I.H., Respondent and Appellant, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 1, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Ann M. Holzhauser, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellee, State.

Jeremiah J. Davis, Pennington County Public Defender's Office, Rapid City, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellant, Father J.I.H.

SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] The trial court terminated Father's parental rights to his two children. He appeals. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] This appeal concerns the termination of only Father's parental rights. Mother and Father are Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) members, and have two children together. The children are eligible for enrollment in the tribe.

[¶ 3.] On September 29, 2007, Son and Daughter...

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