ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

Click on a state to see it's page:

ICPC STATE Pages

South Dakota

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm CST · Phone: (605) 773-3227 · Fax: (605) 773-6834

South Dakota Adoption

South Dakota permits the following types of adoptions in addition to public adoptions:

Adoption Type	Yes/No
Private Agency

Adoption Statute-Non-Agency; Independent; Private Adoptions:

Public

Public Adoptive Placement-Requirements:

Licensed home through SD

Adoption Assistance

Adoption assistance payments begin:

At the time the child is placed

Sending State Adoption Subsidy Payments (Guidelines):

Special Needs

South Dakota definition of "Special Needs":

(1) When the legal authority to place and to consent to the child's adoption is held by the department ;

          (2) If the child was not adopted under a subsidized adoption agreement, the child would need to be supported by public foster care funds administered by the department; or

          (3) When special needs and circumstances of the child result in a limited number of suitable adoptive homes being available necessitating the use of a subsidized adoptive home. The special needs and circumstances include:

               (a) A child's age, race, or religion;

               (b) A child with a physical, emotional, neurological, or intellectual handicap or problem;

               (c) A sibling group that needs to be placed together;

               (d) A child needing a prosthesis, extensive ongoing or anticipated medical care, or therapy for speech, physical, or psychological problems; and

               (e) When adoption by the foster parents with whom the child is living is the only appropriate plan

Finalization

Adoption may be finalized in another state:

Before finalization can occur in South Dakota, child must be in adoptive placement:

6 months

Statutory code/cite for Adoption Petition:

SDCL 25-6-10

Court Jurisdiction for Adoption Cases:

SDCL 25-6-6

Home Study (Adoptions)

Statutory code/cite for the Adoptive Home Studies:

SDCL 25-6-9.1