Any order entered under this chapter is conclusive and binding on all parties. However, an appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court from a judgment, decree, or order of the circuit court under this chapter within thirty days from the date of its filing. The appeal shall be taken in the manner provided in chapter 15-26A. Initials shall appear in place of the name of the child on the record on appeal.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-19
Order conclusive--Appeal to supreme court
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Matter of TMB (1987)
Most recently applied in In Re the Termination of Parental Rights of Ibanez (June 2013)
Source: SL 1971, ch 165, § 8; SL 1991, ch 217, § 169.
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