South Dakota § 25-5-30 Circumstances suggesting serious detriment to child.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-5-30 — Circumstances suggesting serious detriment to child.

South Dakota § 25-5-30

Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 25-4BPARENT AND CHILD

This text of South Dakota § 25-5-30 (Circumstances suggesting serious detriment to child.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5-30 (2026).

Text

Serious detriment to a child may exist whenever there is proof of one or more of the following extraordinary circumstances:

(1)The likelihood of serious physical or emotional harm to the child if placed in the parent's custody;

(2)The extended, unjustifiable absence of parental custody;

(3)The provision of the child's physical, emotional, and other needs by persons other than the parent over a significant period of time;

(4)The existence of a bonded relationship between the child and the person other than the parent sufficient to cause significant emotional harm to the child in the event of a change in custody;

(5)The substantial enhancement of the child's well - being while under the care of a person other than the parent;

(6)The extent of the parent's delay in see

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Serious detriment to a child may exist whenever there is proof of one or more of the following extraordinary circumstances: (1) The likelihood of serious physical or emotional harm to the child if placed in the parent's custody; (2) The extended, unjustifiable absence of parental custody; (3) The provision of the child's physical, emotional, and other needs by persons other than the parent over a significant period of time; (4) The existence of a bonded relationship between the child and the person other than the parent sufficient to cause significant emotional harm to the child in the event of a change in custody; (5) The substantial enhancement of the child's well - being while under the care of a person other than the parent; (6) The extent of the parent's delay in seeking to reacquire custody of the child; (7) The demonstrated quality of the parent's commitment to raising the child; (8) The likely degree of stability and security in the child's future with the parent; (9) The extent to which the child's right to an education would be impaired while in the custody of the parent; or (10) Any other extraordinary circumstance that would substantially and adversely impact the welfare of the child.