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PEOPLE IN INTEREST OF S.A.H.

Nos. 18770, 18779, and 18822.

537 N.W.2d 1 (1995)

The PEOPLE of the State of South Dakota in the Interest of S.A.H., a child, and concerning J.H. and A.B.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 16, 1995.

Rehearings Denied September 25, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Wipf Pfeifle, Leah J. Fjerstad, of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, Rapid City, for J.H., appellant mother.

Anthony E. Crawford, Rapid City, for A.B., appellant father.

Portia K. Brown, of Morrill, Brown, Thomas & Nooney, Rapid City, for S.A.H. appellant child.

Mark Barnett, Atty. Gen., Joan P. Baker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for the State of South Dakota and appellee.

CALDWELL, Circuit Judge.

In this consolidated appeal, J.H. (Mother) and A.B. (Father) appeal an order finding their Child, S.A.H., abused and neglected and terminating their parental rights. Mother and Child appeal the trial court's denial of Mother's motion for a mandatory open adoption. Mother and Child contend that an open adoption is in the best interests of the Child. We affirm.

FACTS

Mother is twenty-nine years old, suffers from mental impairments...

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