Statutes > South Dakota Statutes > Title 25 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS > Chapter 08 - Paternity Proceedings > Section 25-8-12 - Time of institution of proceeding--Trial deferred until birth.

Section 25-8-12 - Time of institution of proceeding--Trial deferred until birth.

25-8-12. Time of institution of proceeding--Trial deferred until birth. The proceeding to determine paternity may be instituted during the pregnancy of the mother or after the birth of the child. Except with the consent of the person alleged to be the father, the trial may not be had until after the birth of the child.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2108; SL 1984, ch 190, § 11.