An alleged contemnor may plead and prove that the movant voluntarily relinquished the actual care, control, and possession of the child for time encompassed by the court-ordered periods of possession. Such a relinquishment is an affirmative defense in whole or part to the order to show cause.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4A-4
Affirmative defense by contemnor
Source: SL 1994, ch 195, § 4.
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