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font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1;\"><div><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal\"><a href=\"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-2-21\"><span class=\"s2049778SENU\">25-2-21</span></a><span xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"s2049778SENU\">. </span><span class=\"s2049778CL\">Enforcement.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal-000000\"><span class=\"s2049778DefaultParagraphFont\">(a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves that:</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal-000001\"><span class=\"s2049778DefaultParagraphFont\">(1)    That party did not execute the agreement voluntarily; or</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal-000001\"><span class=\"s2049778DefaultParagraphFont\">(2)    The agreement was unconscionable when it was executed and, before execution of the agreement, that party:</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal-000002\"><span class=\"s2049778DefaultParagraphFont\">(i)    Was not provided a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other party;</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal-000002\"><span class=\"s2049778DefaultParagraphFont\">(ii)    Did not voluntarily and expressly waive, in writing, any right to disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other party beyond the disclosure provided; and</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal-000002\"><span class=\"s2049778DefaultParagraphFont\">(iii)    Did not have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate knowledge of the property or financial obligations of the other party.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal-000003\"><span class=\"s2049778DefaultParagraphFont\">(b) An issue of unconscionability of a premarital agreement shall be decided by the court as a matter of law.</span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal\"><span xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"s2049778000004\"> </span></p><p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"s2049778Normal\"><span class=\"s2049778SCL\">Source:</span><span xml:space=\"preserve\" class=\"s2049778SCL-000005\"><span>  <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"/api/SessionLaws/1989/216/null/null\" aria-label=\"SL 1989, ch 216\">SL 1989, ch 216</a>, § 6.</span></span></p></div></div></body></html>","Credits":null,"StatuteText":null,"Article":null,"Created":null,"CreatedById":null,"LastUpdated":null,"LastUpdatedBy":null,"Repealed":false,"StatuteReferencesReferencesStatute":[],"StatuteReferencesStatute":[]}