South Dakota Statutes
§ 26-7A-6 — Liberal construction for protection of child.
South Dakota § 26-7A-6
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-6 (2026).
Text
Provisions of this chapter and chapters 26-8A , 26-8B , and 26-8C shall be liberally construed in favor of the child, the child's parents, and the state for the purposes of protecting the child from abuse or neglect by the child's parents, guardian, or custodian and for the purposes of affording guidance, control, and rehabilitation of any child in need of supervision or any delinquent child.
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Related
State v. Harris
494 N.W.2d 619 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship for T.H.M.
2002 SD 13 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
M.B. v. Konenkamp
523 N.W.2d 94 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1994)
People Ex Rel. J.L.
2011 S.D. 36 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2011)
State v. Bettelyoun, Ehret, Osborne
2022 S.D. 14 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2022)
In the Matter of T.H.M and M.M.M.
2002 SD 13 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
People Ex Rel. K.K.
2010 S.D. 98 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2010)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 43.0409 (2); SL 1991, ch 217, § 5B; SDCL, § 26-8-2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 26-10-1.1
§ 26-10-1.1§ 26-10-12.3
§ 26-10-12.3§ 26-10-13
§ 26-10-13§ 26-10-14
, 26-10-15§ 26-10-16
, 26-10-17§ 26-10-17.1
§ 26-10-17.1§ 26-10-18
§ 26-10-18§ 26-10-2
Repealed§ 26-10-2.1
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 26-7A-6, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/26-7A-6.