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·Title 25 DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Ch. 25-4B PARENT AND CHILD

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

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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.

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