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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 26 MINORS
Chapter 18. Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
§26-18-5 Jurisdiction.


SD Codified L § 26-18-5 (through 2011) What's This?

26-18-5. Jurisdiction. (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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