Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
The department may make a finding of good cause based on emotional harm upon a demonstration of emotional impairment that substantially affects the applicant's or recipient's functioning. The following must be considered in determining emotional harm: (1) The present emotional state of the applicant or recipient subject to harm; (2) The emotional health history of the applicant or recipient subject to harm; (3) The intensity and probable duration of emotional impairment; (4) The degree of cooperation required in § 67:12:01:66; and (5) The degree of involvement of the applicant or recipient in establishing paternity or enforcement activity.
Source: 5 SDR 48, effective December 19, 1978; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.