<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 25-6-8 - Joinder of proceedings as to two or more children--Separate orders required. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050051Normal { 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.s2050051SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050051CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050051Normal-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.s2050051DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050051000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050051SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050051SCL-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="s2050051Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-6-8"><span class="s2050051SENU">25-6-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050051SENU">. </span><span class="s2050051CL">Joinder of proceedings as to two or more children--Separate orders required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050051Normal-000000"><span class="s2050051DefaultParagraphFont">The adoption of two or more children by the same adopting parent or parents may be included in one proceeding, provided, that a separate order of adoption shall be made and filed by the court as to each child adopted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050051Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050051000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050051Normal"><span class="s2050051SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050051SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0405 as added by SL 1951, ch 42, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>