Signed by Governor Larry Rhoden

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and revises certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother in South Dakota.

Highlights:

• Amends and revises certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother in South Dakota (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that if the biological mother of a child is not married to the father at the time of conception or birth of the child, or at any time between conception and birth of the child, the father of the child, as a requirement of due process, has no rights to the service of process or notice in adoption or termination of parental rights proceeding, unless the father is known and identified by the mother to the court, or unless the father, before the entry of a final order in the proceeding acknowledges the child as the father's own by affirmatively asserting paternity, within 15 days after the birth of the child (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and revises certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother in South Dakota.

Highlights:

• Amends and revises certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother in South Dakota (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that if the biological mother of a child is not married to the father at the time of conception or birth of the child, or at any time between conception and birth of the child, the father of the child, as a requirement of due process, has no rights to the service of process or notice in adoption or termination of parental rights proceeding, unless the father is known and identified by the mother to the court, or unless the father, before the entry of a final order in the proceeding acknowledges the child as the father's own by affirmatively asserting paternity, within 15 days after the birth of the child (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text