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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-5B-301

Definitions

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 26-5B-101 to 26-5B-405 (43 sections).

Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 23.

In this article:

(1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

(2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

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