The appointment of a parenting coordinator does not divest the court of its exclusive jurisdiction to determine fundamental issues of custody, visitation and support, and the authority to exercise management and control of the case.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-4-72

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: SL 2013, ch 268, § 9 (Supreme Court Rule 13-07), eff. July 1, 2013.