Nothing in § 25-5-29 creates any right on behalf of a stepparent to seek custody or visitation with a stepchild who has lived with that stepparent merely because the stepparent was married to or living with the child's parent.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5-31
No right created on behalf of stepparent
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Clough v. Nez (2008)
Most recently applied in Clough v. Nez (December 2008)
Source: SL 2002, ch 126, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.