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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 25 DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 05A. Voluntary Termination Of Parental Relations
§25-5A-29 Termination of parental rights to delivered child.


SD Codified L § 25-5A-29 (through 2011) What's This?

25-5A-29. Termination of parental rights to delivered child. If a parent of a child relinquishes custody of the child to an emergency medical services provider or a licensed child placement agency as provided in § 25-5A-27, then, after fourteen days, by operation of law:

(1) All of that parent's rights with respect to the child are terminated; and

(2) The child becomes a ward of the state or licensed child placement agency.

Source: SL 2001, ch 132, § 3.

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