<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 21-18-52 - Maximum garnishment allowed for support of any person. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046075Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2046075SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046075CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046075Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2046075DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046075Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2046075DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046075Normal-000003 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2046075000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046075SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046075SCL-000005 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-18-52"><span class="s2046075SENU">21-18-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046075SENU">. </span><span class="s2046075CL">Maximum garnishment allowed for support of any person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal-000000"><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont">The maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any work week which is subject to garnishment to enforce any order for the support of any person may not exceed:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal-000001"><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    If the individual is supporting a spouse or dependent child other than a spouse or child with respect to whose support the order is used, fifty percent of the individual's disposable earnings for that week; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal-000001"><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    If the individual is not supporting a spouse or dependent child other than a spouse or child with respect to whose support the order is used, sixty percent of the individual's disposable earnings for that week;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal"><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont">except that with respect to the disposable earnings of any individual for any workweek, the fifty percent specified in subdivision (1) shall be deemed to be fifty</span><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont">five percent and the sixty percent specified in subdivision (2) shall be deemed to be sixty</span><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont">five percent, if and to the extent that the earnings are subject to garnishment to enforce a support order with respect to a period which is prior to the twelve week period which ends with the beginning of the workweek.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal-000003"><span class="s2046075DefaultParagraphFont">No court of this state may make, execute, or enforce any order or process in violation of this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046075000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046075Normal"><span class="s2046075SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046075SCL-000005"> SL 1989, ch 189, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>