In accordance with the criteria in § 67:12:01:29, hospitalization, imprisonment, and deportation is considered deprivation of parental support. A parent who is a convicted offender serving a court-imposed sentence but permitted to live at home while earning no income and performing unpaid public work or unpaid community service during the work day is considered absent from the home.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 53, effective December 11, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981 ; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11. 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 28- 6 -1 .

Prior versions effective: 1981-07-01.