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This paternity affidavit is also available at the hospital or medical clinic where the child is born or through the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS), Department of Health or the local Register of Deeds Office.

Health Street provides DNA tests and legal paternity testing in Rapid City, South Dakota at 3 conveniently located testing laboratories. Call (605) 939-7392 or schedule online.

In any out of wedlock birth, the name of the father shall be included within the birth record of the child only if the father and mother have signed an affidavit of paternity, or a court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction has issued an order which adjudicates the paternity of the child.

A home DNA paternity test (for personal knowledge and peace of mind only) costs $130 to $200. A legal DNA paternity test (with court-admissible results) for child support, child visitation, and immigration, typically costs $300 to $500, and includes professional DNA collection.

When either the mother or the father disputes paternity, paternity must be established ?involuntarily.? In South Dakota, there are two involuntary methods of establishing paternity: by contacting the Department of Social Services (DSS) or by filing a petition (legal paperwork) to establish paternity in Court.

In any action or proceeding in which the parentage of a child is at issue, including disestablishment proceedings pursuant to § 25-8-64, upon motion of the court, the department, or any of the interested parties, the court shall, for good cause shown, order the mother, the child, or any alleged father to submit to an ...