In scheduling hearings and trials, the court shall give priority to proceedings concerning a child who is in temporary custody or who has otherwise been removed from the home of the child's parents, guardian, or custodian before a final disposition has been made in the proceedings affecting the child.
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-33
Priority in scheduling hearings and trials
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0327 as added by SL 1968, ch 164, § 16; SL 1991, ch 217, § 40B; SDCL, § 26-8-23.2.
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