South Dakota § 25-7-37 - Chronically delinquent defined.
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§ 25-7-37. Chronically delinquent defined.
For the purposes of § 25-7-38, the term, chronically delinquent, means the child support is paid ten or more days after the date the child support is due in each of three or more months in any twelve-month consecutive period, or the child support paid is less than ninety percent of the amount due in each of three or more months in any twelve-month consecutive period.
Source: SL 2009, ch 135, § 1.
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Section 25-7-37 ("Chronically delinquent defined.") 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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