The department shall enforce the support obligation due to a spouse or former spouse who is living with the dependent child, but only if a spousal support obligation has been established by court order for the spouse or former spouse and the child support obligation is also being enforced by the department.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-7A-20

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Source: SL 1986, ch 218, § 5; SL 2013, ch 119, § 9.

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