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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">    (3)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">"Kinship child," an abused or neglected child, as defined by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8A-2"><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000003">26-8A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">, who is considered for placement or has been placed with </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000004">an individual </span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">who is a relative or custodian of the child, or another individual not related by birth, adoption, or marriage to the child, who has an emotionally significant relationship with the child and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000004"> provides any of the services described in Article </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42"><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000005">67:42</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000004"> to the child</span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000004">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">    </span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0"> 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 17 SDR 157, effective April 23, 1991; 37 SDR 222, effective June 7, 2011</span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">; 51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">    </span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000003">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">    </span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000003">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">    </span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0"> Subsidized adoption regulations, ch</span><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">apter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:14:14"><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0-000003">67:14:14</span></a><span class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s569f08a3-97f6-4066-a654-49b6751b3615000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>