No petition may be filed under this chapter prior to five days after the birth of the child.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-4
Waiting period for filing petition
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In re the Termination of the Parental Rights Over M.C.S. (1993)
Most recently applied in Matter of McS (July 1993)
Source: SL 1971, ch 165, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.