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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-5

Circuit court jurisdiction--Venue

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.

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.

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