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Codified Laws § 25-7-15. The parent of any child under the age of ten years and any person to whom any such child has been confided for nurture or education who deserts such child in any place with intent to wholly abandon the child, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

The mother of an unmarried minor born out of wedlock is entitled to its custody, services, and earnings subject to the court's right to award custody of the child to either parent, considering the best interests of the child as to its temporal, mental, and moral welfare.

Codified Law 43-41B-18 | South Dakota Legislature. 43-41B-18. Report of abandoned property. (a) A person holding property tangible or intangible, presumed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property under this chapter shall report to the administrator concerning the property as provided in this section.

South Dakota child custody laws don't prescribe a certain age when a child's preference may be considered. Judges have broad discretion when deciding how much weight to give the child's preference. In some South Dakota custody cases, judges have considered the well-reasoned preferences of children as young as 10.

If the real property is not adjudicated to be abandoned by an affidavit under section 32-19-23.1 or by a petition under section 32-19-19, the grantee may retain and dispose of, without legal process, any personal property left on the real property thirty days after the issuance of a sheriff's deed.

Codified Law 25-5-26 | South Dakota Legislature. 25-5-26. Petition for emancipation--Procedure. A minor may petition the circuit court of the county in which he resides for a declaration of emancipation.