§ 26-5B-301 Definitions.

SD Codified L § 26-5B-301 (2019) (N/A)
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26-5B-301. Definitions. In this article:

(1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

(2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 23.