{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-9c-307","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-9C-307","heading":"Duties of support enforcement agency.","body":"(a) In a proceeding pursuant to this chapter, a support enforcement agency of this state, upon request:\n(1) Shall provide services to a petitioner residing in a state;\n(2) Shall provide services to a petitioner requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in subsection 25-9C-102(5)(a) or (d); and\n(3) May provide services to a petitioner who is an individual not residing in a state.\n(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:\n(1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;\n(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;\n(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;\n(4) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;\n(5) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and\n(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.\n(c) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:\n(1) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or\n(2) If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.\n(d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.\n(e) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to § 25-9C-319.\n(f) The provisions of this chapter do not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-9C. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (2008)"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-9C-307","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d3cd5e6a10a5f11d54367eb98e1d2054f1219a802c3ccadfa7aa5eda6f4bbcc0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-9c-306","next":"us-sd/sdcl-25-9c-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}