Section 25-7-27 – Adult child’s duty to support parent when necessary–Notice required.
25-7-27. Adult child’s duty to support parent when necessary–Notice required. Any adult child, having the financial ability to do so, shall provide necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical attendance for a parent who is unable to provide for oneself. However, no claim may be made against such adult child until the adult child is given […]
Section 25-7-14 – Reimbursement of county from deceased parent’s estate for support provided child.
25-7-14. Reimbursement of county from deceased parent’s estate for support provided child. If a parent chargeable with the support of a child dies leaving it chargeable upon the county, and leaving an estate sufficient for its support, the officers of the poor, in the name of the county, may claim provision for its support from […]
Section 25-7-28 – Adult child’s right of contribution from brothers and sisters for support of parent–Notice required.
25-7-28. Adult child’s right of contribution from brothers and sisters for support of parent–Notice required. In the event necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical attendance is provided for a parent by a child, he shall have the right of contribution from his adult brothers and sisters, who refuse or do not assist in such maintenance, […]
Section 25-7-15 – Desertion of child under ten as felony.
25-7-15. Desertion of child under ten as felony. The parent of any child under the age of ten years and any person to whom any such child has been confided for nurture or education who deserts such child in any place with intent to wholly abandon the child, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. […]
Section 25-7-16 – Nonsupport of child by parent as misdemeanor–Felony where parent leaves state–Spiritual treatment–Unemployment.
25-7-16. Nonsupport of child by parent as misdemeanor–Felony where parent leaves state–Spiritual treatment–Unemployment. A parent of a minor child who intentionally omits without lawful excuse to furnish necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical attendance, other remedial care, or other means of support for the person’s child is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. If a parent, […]
Section 25-7-16.1 – Cash bond for nonsupport applied to child support arrearages.
25-7-16.1. Cash bond for nonsupport applied to child support arrearages. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 23A-43 to the contrary, any cash bond deposited with the court, whether or not personally posted by the defendant, to assure appearance of an individual charged with nonsupport of a child under §25-7-15 or 25-7-16 or subject to civil proceedings […]
Section 25-7-17 – Abandonment or nonsupport of child by parent as prima facie evidence of intent.
25-7-17. Abandonment or nonsupport of child by parent as prima facie evidence of intent. Proof of abandonment or desertion of a child by a parent, or the omission by a parent to furnish necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical attendance, other remedial care, or other means of support for his child is prima facie evidence that […]
Section 25-7-17.1 – Parent’s choice of health services permitted in legitimate practice of religious beliefs not violation of support requirements.
25-7-17.1. Parent’s choice of health services permitted in legitimate practice of religious beliefs not violation of support requirements. However, any parent who chooses nonmedical remedial health services recognized or permitted under state law in the legitimate practice of religious beliefs in lieu of medical attendance is not for that reason alone in violation of §§25-7-17 […]
Section 25-7-19 – Marital status and divorce decrees immaterial to criminal liability–Status of unborn child.
25-7-19. Marital status and divorce decrees immaterial to criminal liability–Status of unborn child. The provisions of §§25-7-16 to 25-7-20, inclusive, are applicable whether the parents of such child are married or divorced, and regardless of any decree made in any divorce action relative to alimony or to the support of the child. A child conceived […]
Section 25-7-20 – Parent’s criminal liability not relieved by other parent’s custody or support provided by others.
25-7-20. Parent’s criminal liability not relieved by other parent’s custody or support provided by others. This chapter may not be construed to relieve one parent from the criminal liability defined in §25-7-16 for an omission because the other parent of the child is legally entitled to the custody of the child nor because the other […]