Any payment or installment of support under an order for support, as defined by § 25-7A-1, whether entered by a court or an administrative entity of this state or of any other state or jurisdiction, which is unpaid after the date it is due, is a judgment by operation of law, with the full force, effect, and attributes of a judgment of this state, including enforceability, and is entitled, as a judgment, to full faith and credit in this state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7-7.4
Unpaid payment or installment of support as judgment
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case Miller v. Jacobsen (2006)
Most recently applied in Heumiller v. Heumiller (October 2012)
Source: SL 1987, ch 191, § 1.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.