A child, when adopted, may take the family name of the person adopting. After adoption the two shall sustain towards each other the legal relation of parent and child and have all the rights and be subject to all the duties of that relation.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-6-16
Change of name by adopted child--Relationship with adoptive parent
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Bale (1994)
Most recently applied in State v. Bale (February 1994)
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0407; SL 1943, ch 50; SL 1945, ch 47, § 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.