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Legal Information: South Dakota

South Dakota Custody

Laws current as of
May 14, 2019

Custody

WomensLaw.org does not have state-specific information about custody laws in South Dakota. For now, we have provided links to information we hope you find helpful. (WomensLaw.org has no relationship with these organizations and does not endorse their services. We provide these links for your information only.)

The questions in this section provide information about custody that is not specific to any state, including a section about how to try to transfer your custody case to a new state where you are living so that you can modify the custody order from your new state.

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