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2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 25 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 05 - Parent And Child
§ 25-5-8 Father's rights not superior to mother's while separated.
SD Codified L § 25-5-8 (2016) What's This?
25-5-8. Father's rights not superior to mother's while separated. The husband and father, as such, has no rights superior to those of the wife and mother in regard to the care, custody, education, and control of the children of the marriage, while such husband and wife live separate and apart from each other.
Source: SDC 1939, ยง 14.0305.
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