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2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 25 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 10 - Protection from Domestic Abuse
§ 25-10-5.2 Restrictions on issuance of mutual orders for protection against abuse.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 25-10-5.2 (2019)
25-10-5.2. Restrictions on issuance of mutual orders for protection against abuse. No court may, pursuant to the provisions of ยง 25-10-5, issue a mutual order enjoining both petitioner and respondent from committing acts of domestic abuse unless:
(1) Both the petitioner and the respondent personally appear;
(2) The respondent alleges, under oath, the existence of domestic abuse by stating the specific facts and circumstances of the domestic abuse;
(3) The court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that domestic abuse has taken place.
Source: SL 1996, ch 169.
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