No petition for adoption shall be granted until the child shall have lived within the proposed foster home for a period of at least six months.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-6-9
Period of residence in home required before petition granted
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Matter of the Adoption of A.A.B. & B.A.B. (2016)
Most recently applied in Matter of the Adoption of A.A.B. & B.A.B. (March 2016)
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0406; SL 1945, ch 47, § 1; SL 1947, ch 54.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.