South Dakota Supreme Court May 14, 2003, No. 22517 (In the Interest of T.A.)

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] A petition alleging abuse and neglect of T.A. was filed on October 10, 2001 and T.A. was removed from his home and placed in foster care. After an adjudicatory hearing, T.A. was adjudged abused and neglected. After a dispositional hearing, T.A. was placed in a residential facility where he attended school and received therapy.1 J.L., T.A.’s stepfather and A.L., T.A.