If the petition is contested, the procedure shall be the same as upon other trials to the court, and the court must make findings of fact and conclusions of law unless the same are waived by any method of waiver provided by law.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-44-13
Procedure on contested petitions
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.1207.
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