South Dakota Statutes
§ 25-5-32 — Parental rights need not be terminated if custody awarded to person other than parent.
If a court determines that a person other than a parent should be awarded custody or visitation, the court need not terminate either parent's parental rights over the child. A judgment awarding to a person other than a parent custodial rights may award the parent visitation rights with the child.
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South Dakota § 25-5-32 (Parental rights need not be terminated if custody awarded to person other than parent.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Related
Clough v. Nez
2008 SD 125 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2008)
Regalado v. Mathieson
2004 SD 87 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
Legislative History
SL 2002, ch 126, § 4.