<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.s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0 { 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.s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ce000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000003 { 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="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:22"><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000000">67:12:05:22</span></a><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000001">.  Alimony and child support paid by member of assistance unit considered exempt income.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0"> The actual amount of alimony or child support, if any, payable on a recurring monthly basis by a member of the assistance unit under court or administrative order to maintain, in whole or in part, children or a former spouse in another household</span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0"> is </span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">considered an allowable deduction for the purposes of determining available</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0"> income.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ce000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">    </span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 13 SDR 193, effective June 22, 1987</span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">    </span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">    </span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ce000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">    </span><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0"> Collection of child support, SDCL </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-7A"><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0-000003">25-7A</span></a><span class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5b2861c3-fa77-4863-8523-88c0ec3564ce000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>