§ 25-7A-7 — Secretary's application for support order--Court order--Service.

South Dakota § 25-7A-7

• Jurisdiction: South Dakota
• Title 25: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Ch. 25-7A: COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT

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If a parent is served with a notice of support debt under § 25-7A-5 and does not request a hearing within ten days, the secretary of social services shall file, in the office of the appropriate clerk of the circuit court, the notice of support debt, proof of service thereof, and an application for an order for support. The court shall enter an order for support in accordance with the child support guidelines set by statute, establishing the amount of child support, accrued and accruing, for which the parent is responsible and the amount of the total monthly payment due on the accrued debt to the state, or to an obligee or another state who has applied for support enforcement services, and on the monthly support obligation. The court shall enter an order for medical support, and may enter an order for genetic testing costs, adjudicating the paternity of the child, or establishing custody of the child. The secretary shall serve the parent an order by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the parent's last known address, and shall file proof of service.

Legislative History

SL 1982, ch 196, § 7; SL 1986, ch 218, § 8; SL 1989, ch 175, § 5; SL 1995, ch 144, § 3; SL 2001, ch 134, § 2; SL 2009, ch 130, § 15.