SDCL § 25-5A-1: Definition of terms.

Terms in this chapter mean:

(1) "Authorized agency," the Department of Social Services of South Dakota or any agency licensed by the department to place children for adoption;

(2) "Child," any minor;

(3) "Parents," the mother and father, if living, of a child;

(4) "Putative father," any person who claims to be, or is named as, the biological father or a possible biological father of a child, and whose paternity of the child has not been judicially determined.