South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-5-31 — No right created on behalf of stepparent.

South Dakota § 25-5-31
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 25-4BPARENT AND CHILD

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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5-31 (2026).

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Nothing in § 25-5-29 creates any right on behalf of a stepparent to seek custody or visitation with a stepchild who has lived with that stepparent merely because the stepparent was married to or living with the child's parent.

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Related

Clough v. Nez
2008 SD 125 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2008)
11 case citations

Legislative History

SL 2002, ch 126, § 3.

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