25-4A-20. Presumption that granting custody or visitation rights to person causing conception by rape or incest not in best interest of child.
There shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of the child for the court to place the child in the custody of or to grant visitation rights to a person that the court has found by a standard of clear and convincing evidence to have committed an act of rape or incest against the other parent that resulted in the conception of the child. The court may revoke visitation rights upon such a finding.
Source: SL 2006, ch 139, §2; SL 2019, ch 121, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 04A - Custody And Visitation Rights
Section 25-4A-1 - Custody or visitation rights enforceable by contempt proceedings.
Section 25-4A-3 - Affirmative inquiry into contempt--Contemnor's rights.
Section 25-4A-4 - Affirmative defense by contemnor.
Section 25-4A-4.1 - Motion for enforcement of visitation rights--Hearing.
Section 25-4A-5 - Sanctions for violation of custody or visitation decree.
Section 25-4A-5.1 - Copy of § 25-4A-5 attached to order for parenting time.
Section 25-4A-6 - Probation for contemnor.
Section 25-4A-7 - Motion to revoke probation of contemnor.
Section 25-4A-9 - Standard guidelines defined.
Section 25-4A-12 - Visitation agreement other than standard guidelines--Requirements.
Section 25-4A-13 - Objections to custody or visitation order--Hearing--Temporary order.
Section 25-4A-14 - Standard guidelines subject to certain court orders.
Section 25-4A-15 - Attorney fees and costs.
Section 25-4A-16 - Parents responsible for child support.
Section 25-4A-17 - Notice required before relocating child--Exceptions.
Section 25-4A-18 - Contents of notice of relocation.
Section 25-4A-21 - Joint physical custody--Consideration upon application--Findings.
Section 25-4A-22 - Rebuttable presumption upon finding of history of domestic abuse or assault.
Section 25-4A-23 - Home study or custody evaluation--Mediation.
Section 25-4A-24 - Factors for consideration on request for joint physical custody.
Section 25-4A-25 - Parental agreement for joint physical custody.
Section 25-4A-26 - No presumption of joint physical custody.
Section 25-4A-27 - Modification of existing orders.
Section 25-4A-28 - Parenting time enforcement form on Unified Judicial System website.
Section 25-4A-29 - Commission on Parenting Time Guidelines--Creation--Duties.
Section 25-4A-30 - Commission on Parenting Time Guidelines--Composition.
Section 25-4A-31 - Commission on Parenting Time Guidelines--Hearings--Scope of review.
Section 25-4A-32 - Court-approved parenting education for child custody and visitation actions.