South Dakota § 21-18-52 - Maximum garnishment allowed for support of any person.
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§ 21-18-52. Maximum garnishment allowed for support of any person.
The maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any work week which is subject to garnishment to enforce any order for the support of any person may not exceed:
(1) If the individual is supporting a spouse or dependent child other than a spouse or child with respect to whose support the order is used, fifty percent of the individual's disposable earnings for that week; and
(2) If the individual is not supporting a spouse or dependent child other than a spouse or child with respect to whose support the order is used, sixty percent of the individual's disposable earnings for that week;
except that with respect to the disposable earnings of any individual for any workweek, the fifty percent specified in subdivision (1) shall be deemed to be fifty-five percent and the sixty percent specified in subdivision (2) shall be deemed to be sixty-five percent, if and to the extent that the earnings are subject to garnishment to enforce a support order with respect to a period which is prior to the twelve week period which ends with the beginning of the workweek.
No court of this state may make, execute, or enforce any order or process in violation of this section.
Source: SL 1989, ch 189, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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