Chapter
DIVORCE AND SEPARATE MAINTENANCE
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-1— Marriage dissolved only by death or divorce--Status of parties after divorce
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-2— Grounds for divorce
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-3— Adultery defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-4— Extreme cruelty defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-5— Willful desertion defined--Special conditions applicable
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-6— 25-4-6, 25-4-7. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 173
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-8— Refusal of intercourse as desertion--Refusal to live together
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-9— Desertion by departure during absence of spouse induced by fraud
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-10— Desertion by cruelty or threats causing departure of spouse
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-11— Separation by consent not desertion
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-12— Intent to desert formed during proper absence
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-13— Desertion by refusal of reconciliation after separation
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-14— Offer to return curing desertion--Refusal of offer as desertion
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-15— Willful neglect defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-16— Habitual intemperance defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-17— Continuous period of desertion, neglect, or intemperance required
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-17.1— Irreconcilable differences defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-17.2— Dissolution of marriage--Legal separation--Continuance--Orders during continuance--Consent of parties
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-17.3— Use of affidavits to establish jurisdiction and grounds for divorce
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-17.4— Validation of divorce granted without personal appearance
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-18— Chronic mental illness as discretionary ground
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-19— Grounds for denial of divorce
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-20— Connivance defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-21— Collusion defined
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-22— Condonation defined--Required elements
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-23— Condonation not implied by endurance of continuing conduct constituting ground for divorce
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-24— Fraudulent concealment of ground of divorce avoiding condonation
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-25— Conjugal kindness as condition subsequent to condonation
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-26— Revocation of condonation and revival of ground for divorce
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-27— 25-4-27, 25-4-28. Repealed by SL 1973, ch 161
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-29— 25-4-29. Repealed by SL 2014, ch 121, § 2
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-30— Residence requirements for divorce or separate maintenance
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-30.1— Venue of action--Change by defendant
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-31— 25-4-31, 25-4-32. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 174, § 3
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-33— No presumption as to same domicile of parties--Separate domiciles after separation
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-33.1— Automatic temporary restraining order upon service
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-34— Waiting period before trial of divorce and separate maintenance actions--Temporary orders and preliminary proceedings during waiting period
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-34.1— Validation of prior decrees granted on sixtieth day--Deadline for contesting validity
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-35— Validity of proceedings on service by publication under prior law
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-36— 25-4-36, 25-4-37. Repealed by SL 1974, ch 173; SL 1974, ch 174, § 2
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-38— Alimony pending action
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-39— Separate maintenance granted on denial of divorce
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-40— Action for separate maintenance without divorce--Alimony and support
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-41— Allowance for support when divorce granted
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-42— Security for payments required of spouse--Receivership--Allowance withheld when recipient's estate sufficient
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-43— Repealed
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-44— Division of property between parties
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45— Child custody provisions--Modification--Preference of child
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.1— Fault not considered in awarding property or child custody--Exceptions
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.2— Intervention by attorney general or state's attorney when support assigned to state
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.3— Adoption of fee schedule for home studies or investigations ordered by court in custody proceedings
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.4— Counsel appointed for child in certain divorce or custody proceedings--Duty of counsel--Assistance--Costs
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.5— Consideration of domestic abuse and assault conviction in custody award
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.6— Consideration of conviction for death of other parent in custody award
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.7— Protective orders and arrest reports considered in determining existence of history of domestic abuse
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-45.8— Consideration of reporting abuse falsely or without good cause in custody award
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-46— Alimony, support, property, and child custody provisions subject to review on appeal
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-47— Restoration of former name to wife--Validation of prior decrees
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-48— 25-4-48, 25-4-49. Repealed by SL 2014, ch 121, §§ 3, 4
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-50— 25-4-50. Repealed by SL 1973, ch 162
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-51— Report of divorces to department of health
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-52— Visitation rights for grandparents--Enforcement by circuit court
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-53— 25-4-53. Repealed by SL 1990, ch 184
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-54— Visitation rights of grandparents--Child placed for adoption
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-55— Exclusion of child from custody proceedings
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-56— Custody and visitation disputes--Mediation order--Exceptions--Investigation--Allocation of costs
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-57— Court appointment of mediator
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-58— Adoption of court rules establishing minimum qualifications of mediator
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-58.1— Minimum qualifications for family court mediators
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-58.2— Conduct of Family Court Mediators
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-59— Privacy of mediation proceedings
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-60— Confidentiality of mediation communications and mediator's work product
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-61— Written mediated agreement--Signing--Court approval
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-62— Recommendation by mediator to court upon parties' failure to agree
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-63— Custody and visitation disputes--Appointment of parenting coordinator
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-64— Parenting coordinator appointment at party request or on court's own motion
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-65— Qualifications of parenting coordinator
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-66— Appointment upon consent of parties
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-67— Parenting coordinator application form
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-68— Term of parenting coordinator--Resignation--Discharge
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-69— Parenting coordinator fees and costs
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-70— Duties of parenting coordinator
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-71— Attorney and parenting coordinator fees related to motion
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-72— Authority of court
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-73— Standards of conduct for parenting coordinators
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-74— Communications with parenting coordinator not confidential
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-75— Motion to reopen case to divide assets omitted from property division
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-76— Equitable division of inadvertently omitted assets
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-77— Remedies for intentional concealment of omitted assets
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-78— Attorneys fees for motion for omitted assets
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-79— Jurisdiction over motions for omitted assets when court of this state entered original decree
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-80— Jurisdiction over motions for omitted assets when court of another state entered original decree
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-81— Time for filing motion for inadvertently omitted assets
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-82— Time for filing motion for intentional concealment of assets
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-83— Nonexclusive remedies
- S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-84— Custody and visitation disputes--Order for therapy--Allocation of costs--Rebuttable presumption