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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4B-202

Nature of authority created by agreement

Known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act

The act spans §§ 25–25 (30 sections).

Source: SL 2014, ch 123, § 9.

(a) An agreement under this Article is temporary and terminates pursuant to Article 4 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court order or modification under § 25-4B-203. The agreement does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact in an individual to whom custodial responsibility is given.

(b) A nonparent who has caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact by an agreement under this Article has standing to enforce the agreement until it has been terminated by court order, by modification under § 25-4B-203, or under Article 4.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.