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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-1

Definition of terms

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Matter of DDD (1980)

Most recently applied in Matter of DDD (July 1980)

Source: SL 1971, ch 165, § 1; SL 1972, ch 154, § 6; SL 1973, ch 163, § 1; SL 1995, ch 143, § 1.

Terms in this chapter mean:

(1) "Authorized agency," the Department of Social Services of South Dakota or any agency licensed by the department to place children for adoption;

(2) "Child," any minor;

(3) "Parents," the mother and father, if living, of a child;

(4) "Putative father," any person who claims to be, or is named as, the biological father or a possible biological father of a child, and whose paternity of the child has not been judicially determined.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.