<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 25-4A-22 - Rebuttable presumption upon finding of history of domestic abuse or assault. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049917Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049917SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049917CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049917Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049917DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049917000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049917SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049917SCL-000002 { 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="s2049917Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4A-22"><span class="s2049917SENU">25-4A-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049917SENU">. </span><span class="s2049917CL">Rebuttable presumption upon finding of history of domestic abuse or assault.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049917Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049917DefaultParagraphFont">A finding by the court that a parent has a history of committing domestic abuse or has an assault conviction as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-45.5"><span class="s2049917DefaultParagraphFont">25-4-45.5</span></a><span class="s2049917DefaultParagraphFont">, creates a rebuttable presumption that joint physical custody is not in the best interests of the child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049917Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049917000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049917Normal"><span class="s2049917SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049917SCL-000002"> SL 2014, ch 122, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>