Section 25-5-31 – No right created on behalf of stepparent.
25-5-31. No right created on behalf of stepparent. Nothing in §25-5-29 creates any right on behalf of a stepparent to seek custody or visitation with a stepchild who has lived with that stepparent merely because the stepparent was married to or living with the child’s parent. Source: SL 2002, ch 126, §3.
Section 25-5-32 – Parental rights need not be terminated if custody awarded to person other than parent.
25-5-32. Parental rights need not be terminated if custody awarded to person other than parent. If a court determines that a person other than a parent should be awarded custody or visitation, the court need not terminate either parent’s parental rights over the child. A judgment awarding to a person other than a parent custodial […]
Section 25-5-33 – Child support, parent’s duty to provide for child when custody awarded to person other than parent.
25-5-33. Child support, parent’s duty to provide for child when custody awarded to person other than parent. If a court awards a person other than a parent custodial rights to a child, the court may set child support in whatever amount it deems appropriate, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute to the contrary, […]
Section 25-5-34 – Applicability of §§ 25-5-29 to 25-5-34.
25-5-34. Applicability of §§25-5-29 to 25-5-34. It is the express legislative intent that §§25-5-29 to 25-5-34, inclusive, apply to all pending matters involving disputed custody of a child between a parent and a person other than a parent meeting the standing provisions of §25-5-29, and all subsequent custody disputes involving a person other than a […]
Section 25-5-35 – Breastfeeding permitted in certain locations.
25-5-35. Breastfeeding permitted in certain locations. A mother may breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be present as long as the mother is in compliance with all other state and municipal laws. However, no municipality may outright ban breast feeding in public places. […]
Section 25-5-23.1 – Foster parents’ liability for acts of foster child–Motor vehicle cases excepted–No costs to be assessed if child adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision.
25-5-23.1. Foster parents’ liability for acts of foster child–Motor vehicle cases excepted–No costs to be assessed if child adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision. No foster parent is liable for the acts of his or her foster child. However, this section does not apply to any action based on agency or negligent entrustment of […]
Section 25-5-24 – Emancipated minor defined.
25-5-24. Emancipated minor defined. Any person under the age of eighteen years who: (1)Has entered into a valid marriage, whether or not such marriage was terminated by dissolution; or (2)Is on active duty with any of the armed forces of the United States of America; or (3)Has received a declaration of emancipation pursuant to §25-5-26; […]
Section 25-5-25 – Age of majority for certain purposes–Parent or guardian liability.
25-5-25. Age of majority for certain purposes–Parent or guardian liability. An emancipated minor shall be considered as being over the age of majority for the following purposes: (1)For the purpose of consenting to medical, chiropractic, optometric, dental, or psychiatric care, without parental consent, knowledge or liability; (2)For the purpose of his capacity to enter into […]
Section 25-5-26 – Petition for emancipation–Procedure.
25-5-26. Petition for emancipation–Procedure. A minor may petition the circuit court of the county in which he resides for a declaration of emancipation. The petition shall be verified and shall set forth with specificity all of the following: (1)That he is at least sixteen years of age; (2)That he willingly lives separate and apart from […]
Section 25-5-27 – Rescission of declaration of emancipation.
25-5-27. Rescission of declaration of emancipation. A minor declared emancipated under §25-5-26 or 25-5-19 or his conservator may petition the circuit court of the county in which he resides to rescind the declaration. Before the petition is heard, such notice as the court deems reasonable shall be given to the minor’s parents or guardian or […]