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25-4-2. Grounds for divorce.

Divorces may be granted for any of the following causes:

(1)Adultery;

(2)Extreme cruelty;

(3)Willful desertion;

(4)Willful neglect;

(5)Habitual intemperance;

(6)Conviction of felony;

(7)Irreconcilable differences.

Source: SDC 1939, §14.0703 (1) to (6); SL 1985, ch 207, §3.