Marriage is dissolved only:

(1) By the death of one of the parties; or

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-4-1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(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.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0701.