A motion or other request for relief made in a child-custody proceeding or to enforce a child-custody determination which was commenced before July 1, 2005, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-5B-405
Transitional provision
Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 26–26 (43 sections).
Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 44.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.