Section 25-2-5 – Recording inventory of spouse’s separate property-Prima facie evidence

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, South Dakota

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.

SDCL 25-2-5

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