STATE STATUTES & CODES

SOUTH DAKOTA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 07 - Support Obligations

• Section 25-7-1 - Duty to support spouse.
• Section 25-7-2 - Liability for necessaries supplied to spouse.
• Section 25-7-3 - Abandonment or separation of spouses--Liability for support.
• Section 25-7-4 - Failure to support spouse as felony.
• Section 25-7-5 - Duty to support spouse.
• Section 25-7-6 - Repealed.
• Section 25-7-6.1 - Obligation of parents to support child--Liability of absent parent--"Continuedabsence from the home".
• Section 25-7-6.2 - Support obligation schedule.
• Section 25-7-6.3 - Determination of parents' monthly net income--Sources of income.
• Section 25-7-6.4 - Rebuttable presumption of employment at minimum wage.
• Section 25-7-6.5 - Assets considered when income insufficient.
• Section 25-7-6.6 - Profits or losses shown on federal income tax schedules as gross income--Court allowance of deduction.
• Section 25-7-6.7 - Allowable deductions from monthly gross income.
• Section 25-7-6.8 - Schedule used for child support obligations--Sex of obligor disregarded.
• Section 25-7-6.9 - Income above the schedule--Child support adjusted to appropriate level.
• Section 25-7-6.10 - Factors considered for deviation from schedule.
• Section 25-7-6.11 - Periodic adjustments in support.
• Section 25-7-6.12 - Review and amendment of schedule.
• Section 25-7-6.13 - Modification of prior orders of support.
• Section 25-7-6.14 - Abatement of portion of child support--Modification.
• Section 25-7-6.15 - Allocation of travel costs by court.
• Section 25-7-6.16 - Medical support--Insurance--Computation of costs--Apportionment betweenparents.
• Section 25-7-6.17 - Large adjustment in support phased in.
• Section 25-7-6.18 - Order allocating child care expenses.
• Section 25-7-6.19 - Credit for child support arrearages for parent with primary physical custodyduring period of custody.
• Section 25-7-6.20 - Lien on payment or installment of support under an order of support--Notice.
• Section 25-7-6.21 - Credit on monthly support obligation for social security or veteran's dependentbenefits.
• Section 25-7-6.22 - Rebuttable presumption that second job income not to be considered inestablishing support obligation.
• Section 25-7-6.23 - Offset of support obligation when each parent has primary physical custodyof at least one child--Computation--Assistance from department.
• Section 25-7-6.24 - Change of physical custody of child without court approval--Order to paychild support.
• Section 25-7-6.25 - Form to request reimbursement of medical or health care costs from parent--Small claims procedure.
• Section 25-7-6.26 - Effect of failure to furnish financial information.
• Section 25-7-6.27 - Shared parenting child support cross credit.
• Section 25-7-6.28 - Child residence with parent for a night--Residence for days.
• Section 25-7-7 - Repealed.
• Section 25-7-7.1 - Continuation of duty to support.
• Section 25-7-7.2 - Expenses incurred on child's behalf--Fee schedule.
• Sections 25-7-7.3, 25-7-7.4 - Past due support payments not subject to modification--Exception. Unpaid payment or installment of support as judgment
• Section 25-7-7.5 - Filing of sworn statement or certificate of unpaid support due--Effective dateof judgment.
• Section 25-7-7.6 - Court may order payment of arrearages.
• Section 25-7-8 - Stepparent's duty to support spouse's children.
• Section 25-7-9 - Adult child supported by parent.
• Section 25-7-10 - Liability of parent for necessaries supplied to child.
• Section 25-7-11 - Repealed.
• Section 25-7-12 - Allowances to parent out of child's property.
• Section 25-7-13 - Support of spouse and children out of property of absentee, prisoner ormentally ill person--Application to circuit court--Notice--Trial and judgment.
• Section 25-7-14 - Reimbursement of county from deceased parent's estate for support providedchild.
• Section 25-7-15 - Desertion of child under ten as felony.
• Section 25-7-16 - Nonsupport of child by parent as misdemeanor--Felony where parent leavesstate--Spiritual treatment--Unemployment.
• Section 25-7-17 - Abandonment or nonsupport of child by parent as prima facie evidence ofintent.
• Section 25-7-17.1 - Parent's choice of health services permitted in legitimate practice of religiousbeliefs not violation of support requirements.
• Section 25-7-18 - Repealed.
• Section 25-7-19 - Marital status and divorce decrees immaterial to criminal liability--Status ofunborn child.
• Section 25-7-20 - Parent's criminal liability not relieved by other parent's custody or supportprovided by others.
• Section 25-7-20.1 - Complaint for nonsupport signed by representative of department.
• Section 25-7-21 - Proof of nonpaternity of husband.
• Section 25-7-22 - Communications not privileged in nonsupport prosecutions--Husband andwife as witnesses.
• Section 25-7-23 - Abandonment and nonsupport of spouse or children as prima facie evidenceof intent.
• Section 25-7-24 - Release on undertaking to support spouse or child--Amount and terms ofundertaking.
• Section 25-7-25 - Cancellation of undertaking for support on demonstration of good faith.
• Section 25-7-26 - Arrest and forfeiture of undertaking on failure to comply--Trial--Commitmentor release on new undertaking.
• Section 25-7-26.1 - Posting bond by obligor--Notice.
• Section 25-7-27 - Adult child's duty to support parent when necessary--Notice required.
• Section 25-7-28 - Adult child's right of contribution from brothers and sisters for support ofparent--Notice required.
• Section 25-7-29 - Repealed.
• Section 25-7-30 - Proof of marriage and parentage.
• Sections 25-7-31 to 25-7-36 - Repealed
• Section 25-7-37 - Chronically delinquent defined.