An action for divorce or separate maintenance may be commenced in the county of residence of either party, subject to the right of the defendant to have the place of trial changed to the county where the defendant resides.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-30.1
Venue of action--Change by defendant
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lustig v. Lustig (1997)
Most recently applied in Lustig v. Lustig (March 1997)
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0720; SDCL, § 25-4-30; SL 1974, ch 174, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.