<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 25-6-20 - Jurisdictional provisions applicable to adoption of adults--Effect of adoption--New birth certificate optional. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050068Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2050068SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050068CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050068Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2050068DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050068000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050068SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050068SCL-000002 { 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="s2050068Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-6-20"><span class="s2050068SENU">25-6-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068SENU">. </span><span class="s2050068CL">Jurisdictional provisions applicable to adoption of adults--Effect of adoption--New birth certificate optional.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050068Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-6-6"><span class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont">25-6-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-6-8"><span class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont">25-6-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-6-16"><span class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont">25-6-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-6-17"><span class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont">25-6-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be applicable to adult adoption, but a new birth certificate shall be issued only if requested in the petition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050068Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050068Normal"><span class="s2050068SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050068SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0406 as added by SL 1961, ch 216.</span></p></div></body></html>