Departure or absence of one party from the family dwelling place caused by cruelty or by threats of bodily harm from which danger would be reasonably apprehended from the other is not desertion by the absent party, but it is desertion by the other party.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-10
Desertion by cruelty or threats causing departure of spouse
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0709 (3).
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.