25-4-54. Visitation rights of grandparents--Child placed for adoption.The provisions of §§25-4-52 to 25-4-54, inclusive, do not apply if the child has been placed for adoption with a person other than the child's stepparent or grandparent. Any grandparent visitation rights granted pursuant to §§25-4-52 to 25-4-54, inclusive, prior to placement for adoption of the child with persons other than the child's stepparent or grandparent shall terminate upon the placement of the child for adoption. Source: SL 1982, ch 191, §3.
South Dakota Legal Code