A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult nonparent for the period of deployment if no other parent possesses custodial responsibility under law of this state other than this chapter, or if a court order currently in effect prohibits contact between the child and the other parent. The deploying parent may revoke the power of attorney by signing a revocation of the power.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4B-204
Power of attorney
Known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
The act spans §§ 25–25 (30 sections).
Source: SL 2014, ch 123, § 11.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.