The department shall enforce the support obligation due to a spouse or former spouse who is living with the dependent child, but only if a spousal support obligation has been established by court order for the spouse or former spouse and the child support obligation is also being enforced by the department.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-7A-20

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Source: SL 1986, ch 218, § 5; SL 2013, ch 119, § 9.