South Dakota § 26-5B-304 - Temporary visitation.
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§ 26-5B-304. Temporary visitation.
(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination, may issue a temporary order enforcing:
(1) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
(2) The visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
(b) If a court of this state makes an order under subsection (a)(2), it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Article 2. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.
Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 26.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-5B-304 ("Temporary visitation.") 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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