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South Dakota Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 4 - Divorce And Separate Maintenance

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§ 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
§ 25-4-29	Lapse of time as ground for denial of divorce--Presumption of acquiescence--Other limitations not applicable
§ 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--Modification or revocation
§ 25-4-34	Waiting period before trial of divorce and separate maintenance actions--Temporary orders and preliminary proceedings during waiting period--Validity of proceedings commenced before 1964
§ 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	Support payments through clerk of courts--Payment to social services when assignment made to state--Back support--Accounting
§ 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
§ 25-4-48	Legitimacy of children after divorce for adultery of wife
§ 25-4-49	Legitimacy of children after divorce for adultery of husband
§ 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

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