In all cases where child support has been assigned to the state, the attorney general or the state’s attorney shall have the right to intervene pursuant to § 15-6-24(a) in ongoing divorce actions to obtain child support, or to petition the court to modify existing court orders for child support.

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Source: SDCL, § 25-4-45 as added by SL 1977, ch 203, § 2.