This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-5B-101

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 1.