{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-25-4-18","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 25-4-18","heading":"Chronic mental illness as discretionary ground.","body":"In case of incurable, chronic mania or dementia of either spouse having existed for five years or more, while under confinement by order of a court of record or of the Board of Mental Illness as provided by law, the court may in its discretion grant a divorce.","path":["TITLE 25. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 25-4. DIVORCE AND SEPARATE MAINTENANCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-4-18","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c3c72579bebc1de3f4e59979dfcd52acd51a4e6b40e0ea160bae3d71526c7479","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-25-4-17.4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-25-4-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}