{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-5-16","heading":"Judicial cognizance of parental abuses--Freeing child from parental dominion.","body":"The abuse of parental authority is the subject of judicial cognizance in a civil action in the circuit court, brought by the child or by its relatives within the third degree, or by the officers of the poor where the child resides; and when the abuse is established, the child may be freed from the dominion of the parent and the duty of support and education enforced.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-5. PARENT AND CHILD"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-5-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"2c83b5641d91f3be280a9e0885c65a2f0f0a4e88e6ac4b7d8f3b555ae88a5a93","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-5-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-25-5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}