South Dakota § 25-5A-29 Surrender of newborn--Termination of parental rights--Ward.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-5A-29 — Surrender of newborn--Termination of parental rights--Ward.

South Dakota § 25-5A-29

Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 25-4BVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RELATIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-29 (2026).

Text

Fourteen days after a parent surrenders a newborn to an emergency services provider or a licensed child placement agency, as provided in § 25-5A-27 :

(1)The parent's rights with respect to the newborn are terminated; and (2) The legal and physical custody of the newborn is assumed:

(a)By the state; or (b) By the licensed child placement agency, if the newborn was surrendered to an agency.

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Fourteen days after a parent surrenders a newborn to an emergency services provider or a licensed child placement agency, as provided in § 25-5A-27 : (1) The parent's rights with respect to the newborn are terminated; and (2) The legal and physical custody of the newborn is assumed: (a) By the state; or (b) By the licensed child placement agency, if the newborn was surrendered to an agency.