South Dakota § 25-4A-16.1 - Request for implementation of standard visitation guidelines--Objection--Hearing--Order.
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§ 25-4A-16.1. Request for implementation of standard visitation guidelines--Objection--Hearing--Order.
Subject to the jurisdictional and procedural provisions of chapter 26-5B, any parent subject to a court order of this state or subject to the jurisdiction of a court of this state pursuant to chapter 26-5B relating to visitation, custody, or child support may request the court to enter an order implementing the standard visitation guidelines. If the request is made in a child support proceeding, compliance with chapter 26-5B, including appropriate notice and an opportunity to be heard, if not previously provided, is required. The request shall be in writing and shall include a copy of the existing order establishing custody, visitation, or support and provide a current address of the responding party. Upon filing of the written request, the moving party shall serve a copy of the standard guidelines, together with a copy of the request and provide notice that absent an objection, the guideline visitation shall be imposed. The notice shall provide instructions as to the manner in which objections may be made. The service of such notice shall be deemed complete when an affidavit of the service of such notice and of the particular mode thereof, duly signed and verified by the person or officer making the service, shall have been filed with the court and such record or affidavit shall be presumptive evidence of the completed service of the notice herein required. If a party objects to the imposition of the standard guidelines within ten days of service, the court shall conduct an expedited hearing as soon as practical. Based upon the evidence presented at the hearing, the court may order the parties to abide by the standard visitation guidelines or may order any other relief as it deems appropriate.
Source: SL 2006, ch 140, § 1; SL 2008, ch 128, § 1; SL 2009, ch 278 (Supreme Court Rule 08-08), eff. Nov. 1, 2008; SL 2012, ch 140, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-4A-16.1 ("Request for implementation of standard visitation guidelines--Objection--Hearing--Order.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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