<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-6 - Verified petition--Contents. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050005Normal { 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.s2050005SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050005CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050005Normal-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.s2050005DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050005Normal-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.s2050005000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050005SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050005SCL-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="s2050005Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-5A-6"><span class="s2050005SENU">25-5A-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050005SENU">. </span><span class="s2050005CL">Verified petition--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000000"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">The petition for the voluntary termination of parental rights under this chapter shall be verified and contain the:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Name and place of residence of the petitioner or petitioners;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Name, sex, race, citizenship, and date of birth of the child;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Relationship of the petitioner or petitioners to the child;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Name, address, race, religion, and citizenship of the parent or parents of the child;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Reasons for desiring the termination of parental rights;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Name and address of the person or persons or of the authorized agency to whom or to which parental rights are sought to be transferred;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Consent of the petitioner or petitioners to the termination of parental rights;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Consent executed by the person or persons or authorized agency to whom or to which parental rights are to be transferred;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal-000001"><span class="s2050005DefaultParagraphFont">(9)    Statement that no temporary assistance for needy families benefits were ever received on behalf of the minor child from the State of South Dakota or any other state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050005000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050005Normal"><span class="s2050005SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050005SCL-000003"> SL 1971, ch 165, § 5; SL 1973, ch 163, § 3; SL 1995, ch 143, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>