South Dakota Code — 25
Browse 632 sections in division 25 of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 25-1-1. Marriage defined--Consent and solemnization required.
- § 25-1-2. Present consent to marriage required.
- § 25-1-5. Manifestation and proof of consent and consummation of marriage.
- § 25-1-6. Incestuous marriages void.
- § 25-1-7. Marriage with stepchild void.
- § 25-1-8. Bigamous marriage void--Former spouse absent or believed dead.
- § 25-1-9. Age of consent to marriage--Exception.
- § 25-1-10. License required for marriage--Fee--Disposition of fees--Form--Certified copies--Fee.
- § 25-1-10.1. Application for marriage license--Proof of age and identification required--Name changes.
- § 25-1-10.2. Application for marriage license--Required statement.
- § 25-1-11. Issuance of license to unqualified persons prohibited.
- § 25-1-13. Marriage of minor--Court approval or parental consent--Age difference prohibition.
- § 25-1-13.1. Marriage of minor--Court approval process--Written findings--Thirty-day waiting period.
- § 25-1-15. Unlawful issuance of license as misdemeanor.
- § 25-1-24. Time allowed after license for solemnization of marriage.
- § 25-1-28.1. Distribution of HIV educational material before license issued.
- § 25-1-29. Solemnization and recording of marriages required--Common-law marriages prior to 1959 not invalidated.
- § 25-1-30. Persons authorized to solemnize marriages.
- § 25-1-31. Solemnization of marriage without license as misdemeanor.
- § 25-1-32. Identity and ages of parties to be established before solemnization of marriage.
- § 25-1-33. Solemnization of marriage between unauthorized persons--Penalty.
- § 25-1-35. Certificate delivered to parties--Return to register of deeds.
- § 25-1-36. Return of marriage performed without person authorized to perform--Failure as petty offense.
- § 25-1-37. Record maintained by Department of Health--Entry as evidence of marriage--Local registrar to file records with department.
- § 25-1-38. Validity of marriages contracted outside state--Same-sex marriages excluded.
- § 25-1-39. Marriage voidable if party physically incapable or consent obtained by fraud or force.
- § 25-1-40. Marital rights not restored by pardon from life sentence.
- § 25-2-1. Respect, fidelity, and support.
- § 25-2-3. Joint tenancies and tenancies in common.
- § 25-2-4. Rights in separate property.
- § 25-2-5. Recording inventory of spouse's separate property--Prima facie evidence.
- § 25-2-6. Separate property not liable for debts of spouse.
- § 25-2-7. Property rights and powers of spouse.
- § 25-2-8. Conveyance of spouse's separate property.
- § 25-2-10. Property transactions of husband or wife--Transactions between spouses.
- § 25-2-11. Joint and several liability for necessaries.
- § 25-2-12. Right to spouse's earnings--Earnings of minor children.
- § 25-2-13. Alteration of legal relations by husband and wife--Separation and support agreements.
- § 25-2-14. Responsibility for acts of spouse.
- § 25-2-15. Spouse's power to sue.
- § 25-2-16. Definitions.
- § 25-2-17. Formalities.
- § 25-2-18. Content.
- § 25-2-19. Effect of marriage.
- § 25-2-20. Amendment--Revocation.
- § 25-2-21. Enforcement.
- § 25-2-22. Enforcement--Void marriage.
- § 25-2-23. Limitation of actions.
- § 25-2-24. Application and construction.
- § 25-2-25. Short title.
- § 25-3-1. Former marriage as ground--Party bringing action--Time of action.
- § 25-3-2. Unsound mind as ground--Party bringing action--Time of action.
- § 25-3-3. Legitimacy of children after annulment for former marriage or mental illness.
- § 25-3-4. Annulment of underage marriage--Party bringing action--Time of action.
- § 25-3-5. Forced consent as ground--Party bringing action--Time of action.
- § 25-3-6. Fraud as ground--Party bringing action--Time of action.
- § 25-3-8. Physical incapacity as ground for annulment--Party bringing action--Time of action.
- § 25-3-9. Parties bound by annulment.
- § 25-3-10. Provision for maintenance--Vacation or modification.
- § 25-3-11. Provisions for child custody and support--Vacation or modification.
- § 25-3-12. Report to Department of Health on annulments.
- § 25-4-1. Marriage dissolved only by death or divorce--Status of parties after divorce.
- § 25-4-2. Grounds for divorce.
- § 25-4-3. Adultery defined.
- § 25-4-4. Extreme cruelty defined.
- § 25-4-5. Willful desertion defined--Special conditions applicable.
- § 25-4-8. Refusal of intercourse as desertion--Refusal to live together.
- § 25-4-9. Desertion by departure during absence of spouse induced by fraud.
- § 25-4-10. Desertion by cruelty or threats causing departure of spouse.
- § 25-4-11. Separation by consent not desertion.
- § 25-4-12. Intent to desert formed during proper absence.
- § 25-4-13. Desertion by refusal of reconciliation after separation.
- § 25-4-14. Offer to return curing desertion--Refusal of offer as desertion.
- § 25-4-15. Willful neglect defined.
- § 25-4-16. Habitual intemperance defined.
- § 25-4-17. Continuous period of desertion, neglect, or intemperance required.
- § 25-4-17.1. Irreconcilable differences defined.
- § 25-4-17.2. Dissolution of marriage--Legal separation--Continuance--Orders during continuance--Consent of parties.
- § 25-4-17.3. Use of affidavits to establish jurisdiction and grounds for divorce.
- § 25-4-17.4. Validation of divorce granted without personal appearance.
- § 25-4-18. Chronic mental illness as discretionary ground.
- § 25-4-19. Grounds for denial of divorce.
- § 25-4-20. Connivance defined.
- § 25-4-21. Collusion defined.
- § 25-4-22. Condonation defined--Required elements.
- § 25-4-23. Condonation not implied by endurance of continuing conduct constituting ground for divorce.
- § 25-4-24. Fraudulent concealment of ground of divorce avoiding condonation.
- § 25-4-25. Conjugal kindness as condition subsequent to condonation.
- § 25-4-26. Revocation of condonation and revival of ground for divorce.
- § 25-4-30. Residence requirements for divorce or separate maintenance.
- § 25-4-30.1. Venue of action--Change by defendant.
- § 25-4-33. No presumption as to same domicile of parties--Separate domiciles after separation.
- § 25-4-33.1. Automatic temporary restraining order upon service.
- § 25-4-34. Waiting period before trial of divorce and separate maintenance actions--Temporary orders and preliminary proceedings during waiting period.
- § 25-4-34.1. Validation of prior decrees granted on sixtieth day--Deadline for contesting validity.
- § 25-4-35. Validity of proceedings on service by publication under prior law.
- § 25-4-38. Alimony pending action.
- § 25-4-39. Separate maintenance granted on denial of divorce.
- § 25-4-40. Action for separate maintenance without divorce--Alimony and support.
- § 25-4-41. Allowance for support when divorce granted.
- § 25-4-42. Security for payments required of spouse--Receivership--Allowance withheld when recipient's estate sufficient.
- § 25-4-43. Repealed.
- § 25-4-44. Division of property between parties.
- § 25-4-45. Child custody provisions--Modification--Preference of child.
- § 25-4-45.1. Fault not considered in awarding property or child custody--Exceptions.
- § 25-4-45.2. Intervention by attorney general or state's attorney when support assigned to state.
- § 25-4-45.3. Adoption of fee schedule for home studies or investigations ordered by court in custody proceedings.
- § 25-4-45.4. Counsel appointed for child in certain divorce or custody proceedings--Duty of counsel--Assistance--Costs.
- § 25-4-45.5. Consideration of domestic abuse and assault conviction in custody award.
- § 25-4-45.6. Consideration of conviction for death of other parent in custody award.
- § 25-4-45.7. Protective orders and arrest reports considered in determining existence of history of domestic abuse.
- § 25-4-45.8. Consideration of reporting abuse falsely or without good cause in custody award.
- § 25-4-46. Alimony, support, property, and child custody provisions subject to review on appeal.
- § 25-4-47. Restoration of former name to wife--Validation of prior decrees.
- § 25-4-51. Report of divorces to department of health.
- § 25-4-52. Visitation rights for grandparents--Enforcement by circuit court.
- § 25-4-54. Visitation rights of grandparents--Child placed for adoption.
- § 25-4-55. Exclusion of child from custody proceedings.
- § 25-4-56. Custody and visitation disputes--Mediation order--Exceptions--Investigation--Allocation of costs.
- § 25-4-57. Court appointment of mediator.
- § 25-4-58. Adoption of court rules establishing minimum qualifications of mediator.
- § 25-4-58.1. Minimum qualifications for family court mediators.
- § 25-4-58.2. Conduct of Family Court Mediators.
- § 25-4-59. Privacy of mediation proceedings.
- § 25-4-60. Confidentiality of mediation communications and mediator's work product.
- § 25-4-61. Written mediated agreement--Signing--Court approval.
- § 25-4-62. Recommendation by mediator to court upon parties' failure to agree.
- § 25-4-63. Custody and visitation disputes--Appointment of parenting coordinator.
- § 25-4-64. Parenting coordinator appointment at party request or on court's own motion.
- § 25-4-65. Qualifications of parenting coordinator.
- § 25-4-66. Appointment upon consent of parties.
- § 25-4-67. Parenting coordinator application form.
- § 25-4-68. Term of parenting coordinator--Resignation--Discharge.
- § 25-4-69. Parenting coordinator fees and costs.
- § 25-4-70. Duties of parenting coordinator.
- § 25-4-71. Attorney and parenting coordinator fees related to motion.
- § 25-4-72. Authority of court.
- § 25-4-73. Standards of conduct for parenting coordinators.
- § 25-4-74. Communications with parenting coordinator not confidential.
- § 25-4-75. Motion to reopen case to divide assets omitted from property division.
- § 25-4-76. Equitable division of inadvertently omitted assets.
- § 25-4-77. Remedies for intentional concealment of omitted assets.
- § 25-4-78. Attorneys fees for motion for omitted assets.
- § 25-4-79. Jurisdiction over motions for omitted assets when court of this state entered original decree.
- § 25-4-80. Jurisdiction over motions for omitted assets when court of another state entered original decree.
- § 25-4-81. Time for filing motion for inadvertently omitted assets.
- § 25-4-82. Time for filing motion for intentional concealment of assets.
- § 25-4-83. Nonexclusive remedies.
- § 25-4-84. Custody and visitation disputes--Order for therapy--Allocation of costs--Rebuttable presumption.
- § 25-4A-1. Custody or visitation rights enforceable by contempt proceedings.
- § 25-4A-2. Written request for order to show cause for violation of visitation or custody decree--Hearing date.
- § 25-4A-3. Affirmative inquiry into contempt--Contemnor's rights.
- § 25-4A-4. Affirmative defense by contemnor.
- § 25-4A-4.1. Motion for enforcement of visitation rights--Hearing.
- § 25-4A-5. Sanctions for violation of custody or visitation decree.
- § 25-4A-5.1. Copy of § 25-4A-5 attached to order for parenting time.
- § 25-4A-6. Repealed.
- § 25-4A-7. Repealed.
- § 25-4A-8. Application of section 23A-38-2 to proceedings for custody or visitation decree violations.
- § 25-4A-9. Standard guidelines defined.
- § 25-4A-10. Noncustodial parenting time--Minimum standard guidelines--Promulgation of court rules.
- § 25-4A-11. Plaintiff in custody action to file and serve guidelines--Guidelines as court order--Custody of minors.
- § 25-4A-12. Visitation agreement other than standard guidelines--Requirements.
- § 25-4A-13. Objections to custody or visitation order--Hearing--Temporary order.
- § 25-4A-14. Standard guidelines subject to certain court orders.
- § 25-4A-15. Attorney fees and costs.
- § 25-4A-16. Parents responsible for child support.
- § 25-4A-16.1. Request for implementation of standard visitation guidelines--Objection--Hearing--Order.
- § 25-4A-17. Notice required before relocating child--Exceptions.
- § 25-4A-18. Contents of notice of relocation.
- § 25-4A-19. Request for hearing on relocation--Presumption of consent--Best interests of child.
- § 25-4A-20. Presumption that granting custody or visitation rights to person causing conception by rape or incest not in best interest of child.
- § 25-4A-21. Joint physical custody--Consideration upon application--Findings.
- § 25-4A-22. Rebuttable presumption upon finding of history of domestic abuse or assault.
- § 25-4A-23. Home study or custody evaluation--Mediation.
- § 25-4A-24. Factors for consideration on request for joint physical custody.
- § 25-4A-25. Parental agreement for joint physical custody.
- § 25-4A-26. No presumption of joint physical custody.
- § 25-4A-27. Modification of existing orders.
- § 25-4A-28. Parenting time enforcement form on Unified Judicial System website.
- § 25-4A-29. Commission on Parenting Time Guidelines--Creation--Duties.
- § 25-4A-30. Commission on Parenting Time Guidelines--Composition.
- § 25-4A-31. Commission on Parenting Time Guidelines--Hearings--Scope of review.
- § 25-4A-32. Court-approved parenting education for child custody and visitation actions.
- § 25-4A-33. Custody and parenting time disputes--Appointment of custody evaluator.
- § 25-4A-34. Custody evaluator appointment at party request or on court's own motion.
- § 25-4A-35. Definitions.
- § 25-4A-36. Qualifications of custody evaluator.
- § 25-4A-37. Appointment upon consent of parties.
- § 25-4A-38. Form of custody evaluations.
- § 25-4B-101. Short title.
- § 25-4B-102. Definitions.
- § 25-4B-103. Remedies for noncompliance.
- § 25-4B-104. Jurisdiction.
- § 25-4B-105. Notification required of deploying parent.
- § 25-4B-106. Duty to notify of change of address.
- § 25-4B-107. General consideration in custody proceeding of parent's military service.
- § 25-4B-201. Form of agreement.
- § 25-4B-202. Nature of authority created by agreement.
- § 25-4B-203. Modification of agreement.
- § 25-4B-204. Power of attorney.
- § 25-4B-205. Filing agreement or power of attorney with court.
- § 25-4B-301. Close and substantial relationship defined.
- § 25-4B-302. Proceeding for temporary custody order.
- § 25-4B-303. Expedited hearing.
- § 25-4B-304. Testimony by electronic means.
- § 25-4B-305. Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.
- § 25-4B-306. Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent.
- § 25-4B-307. Grant of limited contact.
- § 25-4B-308. Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.
- § 25-4B-309. Content of temporary custody order.
- § 25-4B-310. Order for child support.
- § 25-4B-311. Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent.
- § 25-4B-401. Procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by agreement.
- § 25-4B-402. Consent procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order.
- § 25-4B-403. Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.
- § 25-4B-404. Termination by operation of law of temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order.
- § 25-4B-501. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 25-4B-502. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 25-4B-503. Savings clause.
- § 25-5-3. Presumption of parentage.
- § 25-5-6. Parental control of child's property.
- § 25-5-7. Parents equally entitled to custody and earnings of child born in wedlock.
- § 25-5-7.1. Joint legal custody order--Factors for court's consideration--Joint physical custody.
- § 25-5-7.2. Residential parent to make routine decisions concerning child.
- § 25-5-7.3. Parents to have equal access to records pertaining to child--Name and address of both parents to be listed.
- § 25-5-7.4. Written applications to enroll child in activity or program to provide name and address of other parent.
- § 25-5-7.5. Access to records and application requirements not applicable to certain parents.
- § 25-5-7.6. Parent sharing custody to foster other parent's relationship with child.
- § 25-5-8. Father's rights not superior to mother's while separated.
- § 25-5-9. Habeas corpus to award child custody when parents separated without divorce--Rules of law governing.
- § 25-5-10. Custody and earnings of children born out of wedlock.
- § 25-5-10.1. Best interest of child not presumed--Change of custody.
- § 25-5-11. Wages of minor payable to minor or conservator.
- § 25-5-12. Relinquishment of child control and earnings--Abandonment by parent.
- § 25-5-13. Residence of child--Right to change--Procedure.
- § 25-5-14. Parent and child not answerable for act of other.
- § 25-5-15. Parental liability for willful acts of child--Limitation of recovery--Motor vehicle cases excepted--Specific findings in disputed cases.
- § 25-5-16. Judicial cognizance of parental abuses--Freeing child from parental dominion.
- § 25-5-18.1. Parental duty to support child.
- § 25-5-18.2. Parental duty to support certain grandchildren.
- § 25-5-19. Emancipation by express agreement--Approval of circuit court.
- § 25-5-21. Duty of emancipated child to parent.
- § 25-5-23. Foster parents' liability to foster children.
- § 25-5-23.1. Foster parents' liability for acts of foster child--Motor vehicle cases excepted--No costs to be assessed if child adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision.
- § 25-5-24. Emancipated minor defined.
- § 25-5-25. Age of majority for certain purposes--Parent or guardian liability.
- § 25-5-26. Petition for emancipation--Procedure.
- § 25-5-27. Rescission of declaration of emancipation.
- § 25-5-28. Declaration obtained by fraud voidable--Proceedings.
- § 25-5-29. Person other than parent permitted to seek custody of child--Parent's presumptive right to custody--Rebuttal.
- § 25-5-30. Circumstances suggesting serious detriment to child.
- § 25-5-31. No right created on behalf of stepparent.
- § 25-5-32. Parental rights need not be terminated if custody awarded to person other than parent.
- § 25-5-33. Child support, parent's duty to provide for child when custody awarded to person other than parent.
- § 25-5-34. Applicability of §§ 25-5-29 to 25-5-34.
- § 25-5-35. Breastfeeding permitted in certain locations.
- § 25-5A-1. Definition of terms.
- § 25-5A-2. Purposes of termination procedure.
- § 25-5A-3. Parent entitled to petition for termination.
- § 25-5A-4. Waiting period for filing petition.
- § 25-5A-5. Circuit court jurisdiction--Venue.
- § 25-5A-6. Verified petition--Contents.
- § 25-5A-7. Consent not invalidated by minority.
- § 25-5A-7.2. Medical and social history form required prior to termination--Filing--Copy available to adoptive parent--Failure to comply does not void termination.
- § 25-5A-7.3. Rules and regulations adopted by department for securing medical and social history.
- § 25-5A-7.4. Violation of medical and social history provisions as misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
- § 25-5A-8. Hearing procedure.
- § 25-5A-9. Time and place of hearing--Notice.
- § 25-5A-11. Service of notice in person or by publication--Time of service.
- § 25-5A-12. Service by publication and mail.
- § 25-5A-13. Private hearings--Opening to public.
- § 25-5A-14. Personal presence of parent required--Appearance by telephone--Power of attorney--Indian Child Welfare Act.
- § 25-5A-15. Hearings informal--Best interest of child.
- § 25-5A-16. Determination that petitioners know consequences.
- § 25-5A-17. Record of proceedings.
- § 25-5A-18. Order terminating parental rights--Consent to adoption--Child support arrearages.
- § 25-5A-19. Order conclusive--Appeal to supreme court.
- § 25-5A-20. Records confidential.
- § 25-5A-21. Remedy cumulative.
- § 25-5A-22. Counseling before termination of parental rights.
- § 25-5A-23. Scope of counseling.
- § 25-5A-24. Written report of counseling--Copy to Department of Social Services.
- § 25-5A-25. Failure to receive counseling.
- § 25-5A-26. Termination of parental rights--Validated--Limitation on claims.
- § 25-5A-27. Surrender of newborn to authorized entity--Requirements.
- § 25-5A-27.1. Surrender of newborn to authorized entity--Newborn safety device--Requirements.
- § 25-5A-28. Surrender of unharmed newborn not a crime.
- § 25-5A-29. Surrender of newborn--Termination of parental rights--Ward.
- § 25-5A-30. Surrender of newborn--Newborn's medical history--No parental obligation to provide information.
- § 25-5A-31. Surrender of newborn--Limited liability.
- § 25-5A-32. Surrender of newborn--Notification to Department of Social Services--Assumption of care, custody and control--Certain investigations of parent prohibited.
- § 25-5A-33. Surrender of newborn--Custody action by non-surrendering parent.
- § 25-5A-34. Surrender of newborn--Definitions.
- § 25-5A-35. Surrender of newborn--Parental rights termination hearing.
- § 25-5A-36. Due regard to be afforded Indian Child Welfare Act.
- § 25-6-1. Child born to unmarried mother--Acknowledgment by father--Effect.
- § 25-6-1.1. Child born to unmarried mother--Father not entitled to notice unless child acknowledged--Mother’s rights--Defense limited.
- § 25-6-2. Adoption of minor child permitted--Minimum difference in ages--Best interests of child.
- § 25-6-3. Consent of spouse required for adoption.