Chapter 5a. Voluntary Termination of Parental Relations
Index
- SDCL 25-5A-1 Definition of Terms
- SDCL 25-5A-2 Purposes of Termination Procedure
- SDCL 25-5A-3 Parent Entitled to Petition For Termination
- SDCL 25-5A-4 Waiting Period For Filing Petition
- SDCL 25-5A-5 Circuit Court Jurisdiction-Venue
- SDCL 25-5A-6 Verified Petition-Contents
- SDCL 25-5A-7 Consent Not Invalidated By Minority
- SDCL 25-5A-7.1 Transferred
- SDCL 25-5A-7.2 Medical and Social History Form Required Prior to Termination-Filing-Copy Available to Adoptive Parent-Failure to Comply Does Not Void Termination
- SDCL 25-5A-7.3 Rules and Regulations Adopted By Department For Securing Medical and Social History
- SDCL 25-5A-7.4 Violation of Medical and Social History Provisions As Misdemeanor Involving Moral Turpitude
- SDCL 25-5A-8 Hearing Procedure
- SDCL 25-5A-9 Time and Place of Hearing-Notice
- SDCL 25-5A-10 [Repealed]
- SDCL 25-5A-11 Service of Notice In Person Or By Publication-Time of Service
- SDCL 25-5A-12 Service By Publication and Mail
- SDCL 25-5A-13 Private Hearings-Opening to Public
- SDCL 25-5A-14 Personal Presence of Parent Required-Appearance By Telephone-Power of Attorney-Indian Child Welfare Act
- SDCL 25-5A-15 Hearings Informal-Best Interest of Child
- SDCL 25-5A-16 Determination that Petitioners Know Consequences
- SDCL 25-5A-17 Record of Proceedings
- SDCL 25-5A-18 Order Terminating Parental Rights-Consent to Adoption-Child Support Arrearages
- SDCL 25-5A-19 Order Conclusive-Appeal to Supreme Court
- SDCL 25-5A-20 Records Confidential
- SDCL 25-5A-21 Remedy Cumulative
- SDCL 25-5A-22 Counseling Before Termination of Parental Rights
- SDCL 25-5A-23 Scope of Counseling
- SDCL 25-5A-24 Written Report of Counseling-Copy to Department of Social Services
- SDCL 25-5A-25 Failure to Receive Counseling
- SDCL 25-5A-26 Termination of Parental Rights-Validated-Limitation On Claims
- SDCL 25-5A-27 Voluntary Delivery of Child 60 Days of Age Or Younger-Actions to Protect Child Authorized
- SDCL 25-5A-28 Delivery of Unharmed Child Not a Crime
- SDCL 25-5A-29 Termination of Parental Rights to Delivered Child
- SDCL 25-5A-30 Questions Concerning Child's Medical History-No Parental Obligation to Provide Information
- SDCL 25-5A-31 No Liability For Entity Accepting Custody of Delivered Child
- SDCL 25-5A-32 Notification to Department of Social Services Upon Possession of Child-Assumption of Care, Custody and Control of Child-Investigation of Parent Restricted
- SDCL 25-5A-33 Provisions For Custody Action By Nonrelinquishing Parent
- SDCL 25-5A-34 Emergency Medical Services Provider Defined
- SDCL 25-5A-35 Parental Rights Termination Hearing For Voluntarily Delivered Child
- SDCL 25-5A-36 Due Regard to Be Afforded Indian Child Welfare Act