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MATTER OF J. M. A.

No. 12739.

286 N.W.2d 324 (1979)

In the Matter of J. M. A., Alleged Dependent Child.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 19, 1979.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice Godtland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for respondent, State of South Dakota; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

Richard L. Johnson, Sioux Falls, for appellants, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Mary Sue Donohue, Sioux Falls, for J. M. A.

MORGAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, terminating appellants' parental rights to their two and one-half year old son. Appellants will be referred to as Mr. and Mrs. A., and their son will be referred to as J.A. We affirm the trial court.

J.A. was born in July of 1977 in Yankton, South Dakota. In August of that year, Mrs. A. was admitted to the Human Services Center for treatment which lasted until...

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