<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 25-7-5 - Duty to support spouse. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050094Normal { 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.s2050094SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050094CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050094Normal-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.s2050094DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050094000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050094SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050094SCL-000002 { 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="s2050094Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-7-5"><span class="s2050094SENU">25-7-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050094SENU">. </span><span class="s2050094CL">Duty to support spouse.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050094Normal-000000"><span class="s2050094DefaultParagraphFont">A person shall support his or her spouse, when the spouse has not deserted him or her, out of his or her separate property, when the spouse has no separate property and the spouse is unable from infirmity to support himself or herself.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050094Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050094000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050094Normal"><span class="s2050094SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050094SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0209; SL 1984, ch 12, § 50.</span></p></div></body></html>