South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-4-1 — Marriage dissolved only by death or divorce--Status of parties after divorce.

South Dakota § 25-4-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 25-3DIVORCE AND SEPARATE MAINTENANCE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-1 (2026).

Text

Marriage is dissolved only:

(1)By the death of one of the parties; or (2) By the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction decreeing a divorce of the parties. The effect of such judgment is to restore the parties to the state of unmarried persons.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 14.0701.

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