<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069fa000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:30"><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000000">67:12:01:30</span></a><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000001">.  Absence of parent because of employment, seeking employment, or attending school.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0"> The absence of a parent from the home for the purposes of seeking employment, actual employment, or attending school is not considered deprivation of parental support or care unless </span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">the criteria</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0"> in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:29"><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000002">67:12:01:29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0"> are met</span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069fa000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">    </span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 60, effective March 26, 1978; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">    </span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000002">28-</span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">    </span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000002">28-</span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000002">6</span><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0-000002">-1</span></a><span class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60f7362e-1431-4b46-9723-24ace32069fa000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>