South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 25 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 08 - Paternity Proceedings

Section 25-8-3 - Father and mother's liability for confinement expense. - 25-8-3. Father and mother's liability for confinement expense. The father...

Section 25-8-5 - Custodian's recovery of support from noncustodian--Period support recoverable. - 25-8-5. Custodian's recovery of support from noncustodian--Period support recoverable. The...

Section 25-8-7 - Proceedings to determine paternity or compel support as civil actions--Rules of procedure--Remedies authorized. - 25-8-7. Proceedings to determine paternity or compel support as civil...

Section 25-8-7.1 - Court ordered testing for paternity--Filing of results. - 25-8-7.1. Court ordered testing for paternity--Filing of results. In any...

Section 25-8-7.2 - Persons authorized to perform test--Liability. - 25-8-7.2. Persons authorized to perform test--Liability. Only a physician, laboratory...

Section 25-8-7.3 - Test results--Documentation--Filing objections to admissibility. - 25-8-7.3. Test results--Documentation--Filing objections to admissibility. The chain of custody...

Section 25-8-8 - Agreement on father's liability not binding unless judicially approved--Other remedies barred when approved and performed. - 25-8-8. Agreement on father's liability not binding unless judicially approved--Other...

Section 25-8-9 - Time for bringing proceedings. - 25-8-9. Time for bringing proceedings. Proceedings to establish or disestablish...

Section 25-8-12 - Time of institution of proceeding--Trial deferred until birth. - 25-8-12. Time of institution of proceeding--Trial deferred until birth. The...

Section 25-8-46 - Terminology used in records of children born out of wedlock. - 25-8-46. Terminology used in records of children born out of...

Section 25-8-49 - Admission of paternity as prima facie evidence. - 25-8-49. Admission of paternity as prima facie evidence. An admission...

Section 25-8-50 - Voluntary hospital-based paternity establishment program. - 25-8-50. Voluntary hospital-based paternity establishment program. Upon the birth of...

Section 25-8-51 - Forwarding of affidavit of paternity to Department of Social Services. - 25-8-51. Forwarding of affidavit of paternity to Department of Social...

Section 25-8-52 - Rebuttable presumption of paternity--Signed and notarized affidavit. - 25-8-52. Rebuttable presumption of paternity--Signed and notarized affidavit. A signed...

Section 25-8-53 - Reimbursement of reasonable costs for affidavit of paternity. - 25-8-53. Reimbursement of reasonable costs for affidavit of paternity. The...

Section 25-8-54 - Use of forms and information prescribed by department. - 25-8-54. Use of forms and information prescribed by department. All...

Section 25-8-55 - Default judgment establishing paternity. - 25-8-55. Default judgment establishing paternity. Any default judgment establishing paternity...

Section 25-8-56 - Judgment of paternity--Full faith and credit. - 25-8-56. Judgment of paternity--Full faith and credit. Any judgment of...

Section 25-8-57 - Rebuttable presumption of legitimacy. - 25-8-57. Rebuttable presumption of legitimacy. Any child born in wedlock,...

Section 25-8-58 - Genetic test results. - 25-8-58. Genetic test results. Genetic test results establishing a threshold...

Section 25-8-59 - Actions contesting rebuttable presumption of paternity. - 25-8-59. Actions contesting rebuttable presumption of paternity. Any action contesting...

Section 25-8-60 - Circumstances where name of father appears with birth record for out of wedlock birth. - 25-8-60. Circumstances where name of father appears with birth record...

Section 25-8-61 - Trial by jury prohibited in paternity action. - 25-8-61. Trial by jury prohibited in paternity action. In any...

Section 25-8-62 - Admissible medical billing evidence in paternity actions. - 25-8-62. Admissible medical billing evidence in paternity actions. In any...

Section 25-8-63 - Filing affidavits or adjudications of paternity. - 25-8-63. Filing affidavits or adjudications of paternity. Every affidavit or...

Section 25-8-64 - Setting aside presumption or prior determination of paternity based on genetic test results--Factors in determining best interest of the child. - 25-8-64. Setting aside presumption or prior determination of paternity based...