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§ 25-4A-23 Home study or custody evaluation--Mediation.

SD Codified L § 25-4A-23 (2019) (N/A)
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25-4A-23. Home study or custody evaluation--Mediation. Prior to ruling on a joint physical custody petition the court may require the parties to participate in a home study or a custody evaluation. Prior to the court ruling on a joint physical custody petition, either parent may request mediation pursuant to § 25-4-56.

In any case where the court orders the parties to participate in a home study, custody evaluation, or custody mediation, the court shall allocate the costs of the same between the parties.

Source: SL 2014, ch 122, § 3.

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