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South Dakota Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 25-4-2, et seq. |
| Residency Requirements | Plaintiff, at time action is commenced, must be a resident. |
| Waiting Period | Action for divorce not heard for 60 days from completed service of plaintiff's summons. (Court can continue for 30 day if reconciliation possible) |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Irreconcilable differences. |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | Connivance; collusion; condonation; limitation or lapse of time. |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | Adultery; extreme cruelty; willful desertion or neglect; habitual intemperance; conviction of felony; irreconcilable differences |
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