South Dakota Statutes
§ 25-4-47 — Restoration of former name to wife--Validation of prior decrees.
Whenever a decree of divorce is granted, the trial court may, in its discretion or upon the application of either party by the terms of the decree, restore to the woman her maiden name or the name she legally bore prior to her marriage to the husband in the divorce suit. All decrees of divorce previously entered restoring to the divorced woman her former name under this section are declared legal and valid and effective from their date of entry.
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Related
Ogle v. Circuit Court, Tenth (Now Sixth) Judicial Circuit
227 N.W.2d 621 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1975)
Keegan v. Gudahl
525 N.W.2d 695 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1994)
In re Larson
295 N.W.2d 733 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1980)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 14.0702; SL 1983, ch 205.