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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-5B-202

Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 26–26 (43 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Shelstad v. Shelstad (2019)

Most recently applied in Shelstad v. Shelstad (April 2019)

Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 14.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 26-5B-204, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with § 26-5B-201 or 26-5B-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:

(1) A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or

(2) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.

(b) A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 26-5B-201.

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