The circuit court is vested with the jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine all matters relative to the adoption of children, subject to the right of appeal in the same form and manner as appeals are taken from the circuit court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-6-6
Jurisdiction of circuit court--Appeal
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Adoption of Christofferson (1975)
Most recently applied in Matter of the Adoption of A.A.B. & B.A.B. (March 2016)
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0405; SL 1951, ch 42, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.