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Section 25-4-1 – Marriage dissolved only by death or divorce-Status of parties after divorce

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, South Dakota

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.

SDCL 25-4-1

SDC 1939, ยง 14.0701.