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Legal Information: South Dakota

Child Support

Who can file for child support? How long will child support last?

Both parents have a legal duty to support their children. In most cases, the law will assume that the parent the child lives with most of the time (custodial parent) is spending money directly on the child and so that’s why child support is usually issued against the non-custodial parent. In South Dakota, child support will last until:

  • your child turns 18; or
  • your child turns 19 if s/he is still a full-time high school student.1

Even if your child has been placed with the Department of Social Services, both parents are still responsible for supporting their child.2

1 SDCL § 25-5-18.1
2 SDCL § 25-7-7.1

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