When one party is induced by the stratagem or fraud of the other party to leave the family dwelling place or to be absent, and during such absence the offending party departs with intent to desert the other, it is desertion by the party committing the stratagem or fraud and not by the other.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-4-9

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0709 (2).