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IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF J.C.D.

No. 22998.

686 N.W.2d 647 (2004)

2004 SD 96

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF J.C.D., A Minor Child.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caitlin F. Collier, Vermillion, South Dakota, Attorney for appellant Mother R.C.

Elizabeth Rosenbaum, Sioux City, Iowa, Attorney for appellees Grandparents D.D. & B.D.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this guardianship action, the mother timely moved to transfer jurisdiction to tribal court. All parties stipulated that the matter was controlled by the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). On considering the motion, the trial court ruled that good cause existed to deny the transfer because witnesses and parties would be unduly burdened if the motion was granted and because the best interests of the child were best served by denying...

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