There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 25 DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 05A. Voluntary Termination Of Parental Relations
§25-5A-5 Circuit court jurisdiction--Venue.
SD Codified L § 25-5A-5 (through 2011) What's This?
25-5A-5. Circuit court jurisdiction--Venue. The circuit court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter to terminate parental rights. A petition for voluntary termination of parental rights may be filed in the circuit court for any of the following counties:
(1) The county in which the petitioner resides;
(2) The county of the location of the authorized agency having care, custody, or control, whether legal or physical, of the child involved;
(3) The county in which the child involved resides or is present.
Source: SL 1971, ch 165, § 2.
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