Genetic test results establishing a threshold probability of paternity of ninety-nine percent or more shall create a rebuttable presumption of paternity and allow the Department of Social Services to establish a support obligation in accordance with the provisions of §§ 25-7A-5 to 25-7A-8, inclusive, without requiring any further proceedings to establish paternity.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-8-58
Genetic test results
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Chapman v. Chapman (2006)
Most recently applied in Chapman v. Chapman (April 2006)
Source: SL 1994, ch 204, § 10.
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