{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-5a-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-5A-1","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"Terms in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Authorized agency,\" the Department of Social Services of South Dakota or any agency licensed by the department to place children for adoption;\n(2) \"Child,\" any minor;\n(3) \"Parents,\" the mother and father, if living, of a child;\n(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.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-5A. VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RELATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-5A-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f1733273d085e9e723dc6c79edcfaa4fa69c6aaf1842e86b0319d4a4a8b0a9ae","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-5-35","next":"us-sd/sdcl-25-5a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}