MATTER OF ADOPTION OF I.V.E.

#30320.

9 N.W.3d 260 (2024)

2024 S.D. 32

In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF I.V.E., C.A.E., and L.A.E., Minor Children.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

OPINION FILED June 20, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JENNIFER GOLDAMMER, STACIA JACKSON of Helsper, McCarty & Rasmussen, P.C., Brookings, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellant Wesley Castle.

MINDY R. WERDER, DANA VAN BEEK PALMER of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorneys for appellee Isaac Ellsaesser.


[¶1.] Wesley Castle, who is married to Frances, filed a petition to adopt his stepchildren, I.V.E., C.A.E., and L.A.E. The children's biological father and Frances's ex-husband, Isaac Ellsaesser, objected to the petition, arguing that he does not consent to the adoption and that his consent cannot be waived under SDCL 25-6...

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