Section 25-4-15 – Willful neglect defined

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, South Dakota

Willful neglect is the neglect of a person to provide the common necessaries of life for his or her spouse, when having the ability to do so; or it is the failure to do so by reason of idleness, profligacy, or dissipation.

SDCL 25-4-15

SDC 1939, § 14.0710; SL 1984, ch 12, § 45.