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South Dakota has a statewide record search program. CRIMINAL cases are available, unless sealed, on the UJS system from 1989 to present. CIVIL cases, unless confidential or sealed, are available from 2003 to present.

You can get a divorce in South Dakota without claiming that your spouse is at fault (a ?no-fault? divorce). The judge can grant you a no-fault divorce if the judge finds that there are irreconcilable differences between you and your spouse.

A party in the case can never serve legal papers, like a Summons and Complaint, a Notice of Petition and Petition, or a Motion, unless a Judge says it is o.k. A process server can be paid to serve the papers. Process servers are listed in the Yellow Pages or on the internet.

What are the basic steps in filing a lawsuit? File the Summons and Complaint. The person starting the case is called the Petitioner or Plaintiff. ... File the Answer. The person being sued is either called the Defendant or the Respondent. ... Prepare the case. ... The judge holds a hearing. ... The judge makes a decision.

Serving Your Spouse in South Dakota You can't serve your spouse yourself; you must have someone who's at least 18 years of age and not a party to the case do it. If your spouse will agree to accept service, you can hand deliver the documents or mail them.

Under South Dakota law a divorce may be granted for any of these grounds: adultery, extreme cruelty (including bodily injury or grievous mental suffering), willful desertion, willful neglect, habitual intemperance, conviction of a felony, chronic mental illness or irreconcilable differences.