South Dakota Statutes
§ 25-5-16 — Judicial cognizance of parental abuses--Freeing child from parental dominion.
South Dakota § 25-5-16
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5-16 (2026).
Text
The abuse of parental authority is the subject of judicial cognizance in a civil action in the circuit court, brought by the child or by its relatives within the third degree, or by the officers of the poor where the child resides; and when the abuse is established, the child may be freed from the dominion of the parent and the duty of support and education enforced.
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Related
In Re the Termination of Parental Rights of P.A.M.
505 N.W.2d 395 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
Adam v. Adam
254 N.W.2d 123 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1977)
Langerman v. Langerman
321 N.W.2d 532 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1982)
Brunner v. Hutchinson Division, Lear-Siegler, Inc.
770 F. Supp. 517 (D. South Dakota, 1991)
Beermann v. Beermann
1997 SD 11 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1997)
Beerman v. Beerman
1997 SD 11 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1997)
Lisa Colombe; Vesta Carlson; Kaktis Carlson v. United States of America
(D. South Dakota, 2025)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 14.0307.
Nearby Sections
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