South Dakota Codified Laws 26-4-13. Foster care payments exempt from legal process
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Payments made for the foster care of children under programs of the Department of Social Services shall not be subject to garnishment or other legal process by any creditor of the payee, except for necessaries furnished for the subsistence and maintenance of the child or children for whom such payments are made.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-4-13
- Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
Source: SL 1965, ch 265.