<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-7-6.29 - Written finding for establishment or modification of child support order--Best interest of child.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fNormal { 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.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fStatute { 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.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45f000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD - Written finding for establishment or modification of child support order--Best interest of child."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law - Written finding for establishment or modification of child support order--Best interest of child."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute="><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-7-6.29" rel="noopener"><span class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fSENU">25-7-6.29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fSENU">. </span><span class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fCL">Written finding for establishment or modification of child support order--Best interest of child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fDefaultParagraphFont">A written finding for the establishment or modification of a child support order that the application of the child support schedule in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-7-6.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fDefaultParagraphFont">25-7-6.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fDefaultParagraphFont"> would be unjust or inappropriate in a case is sufficient to rebut the presumption in that case. The best interest of the child must be taken into consideration. Findings to rebut application of the child support schedule must state the amount of support that would have been required under the schedule and include a justification of why the order deviates from the schedule.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45f000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s73fa16cf271047b59f66581fdd66d45fSCL">SL 2022, ch 81, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>