Section 25-7-14 - Reimbursement of county from deceased parent's estate for support providedchild.
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 the parent's estate by civil action, and for this purpose may have the same remedies as creditors against the estate and against the heirs, devisees, and next of kin of the parent.
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0315.