<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 36-32-79 - Testimony by counselor--Alimony or divorce action.</title> <meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /> <style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.pt-Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.pt-SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.pt-CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.pt-Statute { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.pt-DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.pt-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.pt-NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.pt-SCL { 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="pt-Normal"> <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-32-79"> <span class="pt-SENU">36-32-79</span> </a> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-SENU">. </span> <span class="pt-CL">Testimony by counselor--Alimony or divorce action.</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-Statute"> <span class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont">If both parties to a marriage have obtained counseling from a licensed professional counselor or a licensed professional counselor--mental health, the counselor may not testify in an alimony or divorce action concerning information acquired in the course of the therapeutic relationship. This section does not apply to custody actions.</span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-Normal"> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-000000"> </span> </p> <p dir="ltr" class="pt-NoIndent"> <span xml:space="preserve" class="pt-DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span> <span class="pt-SCL">SL 2020, ch 165, § 33.</span> </p> </div> </body> </html>