Beginning October 1, 1998, the Department of Social Services is designated as the state child support disbursement unit. The department shall use automated procedures for the collection and disbursement of child support payments for all support orders being enforced by the department; all support orders subject to withholding of income; and, all other support orders as directed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to implement the provisions of this section.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-7A-3.2

  • 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 1997, ch 155, § 3.