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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 25 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 5 - PARENT AND CHILD
Section 25-5-10 - Custody and earnings of children born out of wedlock

S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5-10

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Section 25-5-10 - Custody and earnings of children born out of wedlock

The mother of an unmarried minor born out of wedlock is entitled to its custody, services, and earnings subject to the court's right to award custody of the child to either parent, considering the best interests of the child as to its temporal, mental, and moral welfare.

SDCL 25-5-10

SDC 1939, § 14.0304; SL 1982, ch 192; SL 1991, ch 210, § 7.