A full and complete inventory of the separate personal property of a husband or wife, or both, may be made out and signed by him or her, or both, under oath, and recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the parties reside.

The filing of the inventory in the register’s office is notice and prima facie evidence of the title of each spouse.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-2-5

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0204; SL 1984, ch 12, § 39.