South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-4A-4 — Affirmative defense by contemnor.

South Dakota·Title 25 DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Ch. 25-3 CUSTODY AND VISITATION RIGHTS
An alleged contemnor may plead and prove that the movant voluntarily relinquished the actual care, control, and possession of the child for time encompassed by the court - ordered periods of possession. Such a relinquishment is an affirmative defense in whole or part to the order to show cause.

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Legislative History

SL 1994, ch 195, § 4.

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