HB1147

HB 1147 changes how South Dakota calculates child support reductions when a parent has overnight custody of their child. Instead of giving courts flexibility to reduce support by 38-66%, the bill creates a fixed schedule where the reduction percentage automatically increases based on how many nights per month the child stays with the paying parent—ranging from 6.5% for 2 nights to higher percentages as overnight custody increases. This removes judicial discretion and replaces it with a formula-based approach to ensure more consistent child support adjustments across cases.