<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.secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0 { 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.secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:41"><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000000">67:12:01:41</span></a><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000001">.  Definition of "physical or mental incapacity."</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> "Physical or mental incapacity" of a parent exists when one parent has a physical or mental defect, illness, or impairment. The incapacity </span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> be</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">    (1)  S</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">upported by competent medical testimony</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">    (2)  So</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> debilitating as to reduce substantially or eliminate the parent's ability to support or care for the otherwise eligible child</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">    (3)  E</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">xpected to last for a period of at least </span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> days.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">    </span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 30, effective October 13, 1974; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">    </span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000003">28-</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">    </span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000003">28-</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000003">6</span><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0-000003">-1</span></a><span class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="secf15334-55d0-4432-b9e4-25113022b5e3000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>