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Child Support

Laws current as of July 11, 2024

Can my child support order be changed?

According to the South Dakota Department of Social Services website, if you got your child support order after July 1, 2022, it can only be changed (modified) if you prove to the court that:

  • there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the order was entered if the petition is filed within three years of the date of the order; or
  • it has been at least three years since you got your order.1

If you got your child support order before July 1, 2022, you don’t have to prove that there has been any change in circumstances to ask for a change in the amount.1

1 South Dakota Department of Social Services website; see also SDCL §§ 25-7A-22; SDCL § 25-7-6.13

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