S.D. Codified Laws § 26-18-5

Jurisdiction

Last amended: 2007Year: 2025Length: 61 wordsSubsections: 2Official source
(a) A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under chapter 26-5B . (b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 26-5B-204 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction. Source: SL 2007, ch 169, § 5.
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