Section 25-5-19 - Emancipation by express agreement--Approval of circuit court. - South-dakota Statutes

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25-5-19. Emancipation by express agreement--Approval of circuit court. Emancipation is express when it is by agreement of both parents if living, and if not, the surviving parent and the child. Any such express agreement of emancipation shall be presented to the circuit court of the county in which the child resides for approval. The court shall issue a declaration of emancipation if it finds the emancipation would not be contrary to the child's best interest. The declaration of emancipation and a copy of the agreement shall be filed by the clerk of courts.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0308 (4); SL 1991, ch 211, § 9.

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25-5-19. Emancipation by express agreement--Approval of circuit court. Emancipation is express when it is by agreement of both parents if living, and if not, the surviving parent and the child. Any such express agreement of emancipation shall be presented to the circuit court of the county in which the child resides for approval. The court shall issue a declaration of emancipation if it finds the emancipation would not be contrary to the child's best interest. The declaration of emancipation and a copy of the agreement shall be filed by the clerk of courts.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0308 (4); SL 1991, ch 211, § 9.

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25-5-19. Emancipation by express agreement--Approval of circuit court. Emancipation is express when it is by agreement of both parents if living, and if not, the surviving parent and the child. Any such express agreement of emancipation shall be presented to the circuit court of the county in which the child resides for approval. The court shall issue a declaration of emancipation if it finds the emancipation would not be contrary to the child's best interest. The declaration of emancipation and a copy of the agreement shall be filed by the clerk of courts.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0308 (4); SL 1991, ch 211, § 9.