<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-4-34 - Waiting period before trial of divorce and separate maintenance actions--Temporary orders and preliminary proceedings during waiting period. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049833Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049833SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049833CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049833Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049833DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049833Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049833000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049833SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049833SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049833Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-34"><span class="s2049833SENU">25-4-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049833SENU">. </span><span class="s2049833CL">Waiting period before trial of divorce and separate maintenance actions--Temporary orders and preliminary proceedings during waiting period.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049833Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049833DefaultParagraphFont">An action for divorce or separate maintenance shall not be heard, tried, or determined by the court until at least sixty days have elapsed from the completed service of the plaintiff's summons and complaint therein. During said waiting period the court may issue all orders required to effectuate the purposes expressed in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-38"><span class="s2049833DefaultParagraphFont">25-4-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049833DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-45"><span class="s2049833DefaultParagraphFont">25-4-45</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049833DefaultParagraphFont"> or to protect any of the parties to the action during the pendency thereof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049833Normal-000001"><span class="s2049833DefaultParagraphFont">This section shall not be construed to prohibit the taking of depositions, examination of parties before trial, the granting of orders respecting discovery, or proceedings to perpetuate testimony, prior to the hearing or trial of said action by the court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049833Normal-000001"><span class="s2049833DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing in this section shall operate to nullify any action or proceeding for divorce commenced prior to July 1, 1964, notwithstanding the fact that the final judgment or decree in such action or proceeding is entered therein after said date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049833Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049833000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049833Normal"><span class="s2049833SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049833SCL-000003"> SL 1959, ch 232, §§ 1 to 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 14.0729; SL 1964, ch 35, §§ 1, 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-4-34 - Waiting period before trial of divorce and separate maintenance actions--Temporary orders and preliminary proceedings during waiting period. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049834Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049834SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049834CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049834Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049834DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049834DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049834Normal-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049834000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049834SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049834SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049834Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-34.1"><span class="s2049834SENU">25-4-34.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049834SENU">. </span><span class="s2049834CL">Validation of prior decrees granted on sixtieth day--Deadline for contesting validity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049834Normal-000000"><span class="s2049834DefaultParagraphFont">All divorce decrees granted on the sixtieth day after service of the summons and complaint, on or before December 12, 1979, are hereby legalized, cured, and validated as if they were granted on the sixty</span><span class="s2049834DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2049834DefaultParagraphFont">first day following service of the summons and complaint.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049834Normal-000002"><span class="s2049834DefaultParagraphFont">Any person claiming that a divorce is not valid must have commenced action to adjudicate his or her claim on or before July 1, 1981. In case of his or her failure to do so by July 1, 1981, his or her right of action shall have expired and shall be barred.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049834Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049834000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049834Normal"><span class="s2049834SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049834SCL-000004"> SL 1980, ch 187.</span></p></div></body></html>