Proceedings to establish or disestablish paternity and enforce the obligation of the father may be brought at any time before the eighteenth birthday of the child.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-8-9

  • 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: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2131; SL 1983, ch 207, § 2; SL 1986, ch 218, § 57; SL 1989, ch 222; SL 2013, ch 119, § 16.

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