# S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-4: Statement required of certain parents

> South Dakota · Statutes · In force

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-4
- **Heading:** Statement required of certain parents
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 25 / Chapter 7A / Section 25-7A-4

## Text

Upon demand by the Department of Social Services, any parent in the state, whose absence from the home is the basis upon which the department is paying public assistance on behalf of a dependent child, shall complete a statement, under oath, of the noncustodial parent's current monthly income, the noncustodial parent's total income over the past thirty-six months, the number of dependents the noncustodial parent is supporting, the amount the noncustodial parent is contributing regularly toward the support of all children for whom application for assistance is made, the noncustodial parent's current monthly living expenses, and all other pertinent information to determine the noncustodial parent's ability to support the noncustodial parent's children. This section also applies to a parent who owes support to a custodian who has applied for support enforcement services, and to both the noncustodial parent and the custodian in a petition for modification filed pursuant to § 25-7A-22 .

Source: SL 1982, ch 196, § 4; SL 1986, ch 218, § 4; SL 2013, ch 119, § 7.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-1 Definition of terms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-1.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-3.1 Designation of Department of Social Services as state child support case registry--Duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-3.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-3.2 Designation of Department of Social Services as state child disbursement unit--Collection and disbursement procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-3.2.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-4 Statement required of certain parents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-5 Notice of support debt--Service on parent--Contents of notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-6 Referee hearing requested by parent--Referee's report--Filing--Objections--Court hearing--Order of court--Service--Objection to court's modification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-6.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-6.3 Referee notice or report via e-mail](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-6.3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-6.4 Referee report objection--Exhibits and documents to court--Deadline--Retention](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-6.4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7A-7 Secretary's application for support order--Court order--Service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T25_C7A_S25-7A-7.md)

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