S.D. Codified Laws § 26-4-9.1

Adoption services program established--Rules adopted

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: SL 1970, ch 147, § 2; SL 1981, ch 199, § 10.

The Department of Social Services shall establish a program of adoption services. The secretary of social services may adopt reasonable and necessary rules for the operation of the program of adoption services including:

(1) Program administration;

(2) Adoptive applications and placements;

(3) Investigations and studies;

(4) Qualifications for adoptive families;

(5) Postadoptive services;

(6) Protection of records and confidential information required by statutory law to be held confidential; and

(7) Establishing reasonable fees consistent with the costs of such services.

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