{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-2-15","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-2-15","heading":"Spouse's power to sue.","body":"For any injury to his or her reputation, person, or property, a person may sue in his or her own name without joining his or her spouse as a party plaintiff. Actions founded upon a person's separate contracts or torts or relating to his or her individual property may be brought without joining his or her spouse as a party defendant.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-2. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MARRIAGE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-2-15","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"e0d7709a1c2c4eed3427479b2f9c3a1f3951131b08e0952748b616499445007e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-2-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-25-2-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}