<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 25-8-52 - Rebuttable presumption of paternity--Signed and notarized affidavit. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050264Normal { 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.s2050264SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050264CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050264Normal-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.s2050264DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050264000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050264SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050264SCL-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="s2050264Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-8-52"><span class="s2050264SENU">25-8-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050264SENU">. </span><span class="s2050264CL">Rebuttable presumption of paternity--Signed and notarized affidavit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050264Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050264DefaultParagraphFont">A signed and notarized affidavit of paternity creates a rebuttable presumption of paternity, admissible as evidence of paternity, and allows the Department of Social Services to proceed to establish a support obligation in accordance with the provisions of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-7A-5"><span class="s2050264DefaultParagraphFont">25-7A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050264DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-7A-8"><span class="s2050264DefaultParagraphFont">25-7A-8</span></a><span class="s2050264DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, without requiring any further proceedings to establish paternity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050264Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050264000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050264Normal"><span class="s2050264SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050264SCL-000002"> SL 1994, ch 204, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>