SDCL tit. 25, ch. 4A, app TO CHAPTER 25-4A, Guideline 1, 1.9
For children aged 0-5 years, when the parents live and/or celebrate the holiday in the same or a nearby community, the parents shall alternate the following holidays in the chart below. Prior to a child's 5th birthday, holiday parenting time shall not exceed the longest period of parenting time currently being exercised and shall be scheduled by the parent exercising holiday time. If the parents cannot otherwise agree, the holiday time shall be exercised within the time frames provided in the chart below not to exceed the longest period of parenting time currently being exercised. It is recommended that the parents communicate two weeks in advance about who is exercising what time period for the holidays set forth below. Parenting time, however, shall not be withheld solely for failure to abide by this two-week recommendation.
Holiday | Details | Even-Numbered Years | Odd-Numbered Years |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend | 5:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. Tuesday | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
President's Day weekend | 5:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. Tuesday | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
Easter weekend | 8:00 a.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. Monday | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Mother's Day | 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. the following day | Parent 1 | Parent 1 |
Memorial Day | 5:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. Tuesday | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Juneteenth (6/19) | 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. the following day | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
Father's Day | 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. the following day | Parent 2 | Parent 2 |
4th of July | 5:00 p.m. July 3rd - 5:00 p.m. July 5th | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
Labor Day | 5:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. Tuesday | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
Native American Day | 5:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. Tuesday | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Halloween | 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
Thanksgiving | 8:00 a.m. Thursday - 5:00 p.m. Sunday | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Christmas Eve | 8:00 a.m. Christmas Eve - 8:00 a.m. Christmas Day | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Christmas Day | 8:00 a.m. Christmas Day - 8:00 a.m. December 26th | Parent 1 | Parent 2 |
Child's Birthday | Ages 0-3 = 4 hours Ages 3-5 = 8 a.m. on date of birthday - 8:00 a.m. the next day (If the birthday falls on a holiday, the parenting time for the birthday shall take place the day before) | Parent 2 | Parent 1 |
Parent 2's Birthday | Ages 0-3 = 4 hours Ages 3-5 = 8 a.m. on date of birthday - 8:00 a.m. the next day (If the birthday falls on a holiday, the parenting time for the birthday shall take place the day before) | Parent 2 | Parent 2 |
Parent 1's Birthday | Ages 0-3 = 4 hours Ages 3-5 = 8 a.m. on date of birthday - 8:00 a.m. the next day (If the birthday falls on a holiday, the parenting time for the birthday shall take place the day before) | Parent 1 | Parent 1 |
SDCL tit. 25, ch. 4A, app TO CHAPTER 25-4A, Guideline 1, 1.9