<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-5A-5 - Circuit court jurisdiction--Venue. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050004Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2050004SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050004CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050004Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2050004DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050004Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2050004000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050004SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050004SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2050004Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-5A-5"><span class="s2050004SENU">25-5A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050004SENU">. </span><span class="s2050004CL">Circuit court jurisdiction--Venue.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050004Normal-000000"><span class="s2050004DefaultParagraphFont">The circuit court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter to terminate parental rights. A petition for voluntary termination of parental rights may be filed in the circuit court for any of the following counties:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050004Normal-000001"><span class="s2050004DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The county in which the petitioner resides;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050004Normal-000001"><span class="s2050004DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The county of the location of the authorized agency having care, custody, or control, whether legal or physical, of the child involved;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050004Normal-000001"><span class="s2050004DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The county in which the child involved resides or is present.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050004Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050004000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050004Normal"><span class="s2050004SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050004SCL-000003"> SL 1971, ch 165, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>