ARSD 67:14:32:01. Definitions

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Adoption," the legal process whereby a person qualified under this chapter adopts a child; (2) "Department," the Department of Social Services; and (3) "Kinship child," an abused or neglected child, as defined by SDCL 26-8A-2, who is considered for placement or has been placed with an individual who is a relative or custodian of the child, or another individual not related by birth, adoption, or marriage to the child, who has an emotionally significant relationship with the child and provides any of the services described in Article 67:42 to the child.