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Title 15 - Domestic Relations
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Chapter 15-5 Divorce and Separation
Chapter 15-5 Divorce and Separation
Section 15-5-1 Marriages void or voidable - Civil death or presumption of death.
Section 15-5-2 Additional grounds for divorce.
Section 15-5-3 Separation of parties as ground for dissolution - Appeal.
Section 15-5-3.1 Divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences.
Section 15-5-4 Collusion of parties.
Section 15-5-5 Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.
Section 15-5-6 - 15-5-8 Repealed.
Section 15-5-9 Divorce from bed and board.
Section 15-5-10 Disposal of certain real estate after filing of complaint.
Section 15-5-11 Verification of complaint.
Section 15-5-12 Domicile and residence requirements.
Section 15-5-13 Venue.
Section 15-5-14 Return day of complaints - Notice - Issuance of process - Time of hearing.
Section 15-5-14.1 Automatic orders in divorce cases.
Section 15-5-15 Orders as to notice.
Section 15-5-16 Alimony and counsel fees - Custody of children.
Section 15-5-16.1 Assignment of property.
Section 15-5-16.1.1 Deferment of sale of home.
Section 15-5-16.2 Child support.
Section 15-5-16.2.1 Credit rating.
Section 15-5-16.2.2 Service of court papers at work.
Section 15-5-16.2.3 Continuances - Compensation for lost wages.
Section 15-5-16.2.4 Retroactive modification of child support.
Section 15-5-16.2.5 Repealed.
Section 15-5-16.3 Allowance regarded as judgment for debt.
Section 15-5-16.4 Judgment assigning real property - Effect.
Section 15-5-16.5 Interest on arrearages.
Section 15-5-16.6 Security, bond, or guarantee to secure payment of overdue support.
Section 15-5-16.7 Review of child support orders.
Section 15-5-17 Change of name.
Section 15-5-18 Interlocutory decrees and injunctions.
Section 15-5-19 Restraining orders - Treatment for harmed or menaced spouse - Custody of children - Allowances - Alimony and counsel fees.
Section 15-5-19.1 Restraining orders - Notification of local authorities - Notice of penalty.
Section 15-5-20 Service on or notice to defendant.
Section 15-5-21 Service by publication - Jurisdiction acquired.
Section 15-5-22 Trial required - Collusion.
Section 15-5-23 Final judgment - Remarriage.
Section 15-5-24 Support - Wage assignment procedures.
Section 15-5-24.1 Visitation rights of grandparents.
Section 15-5-24.2 Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights.
Section 15-5-24.3 Visitation rights - Grandparents and siblings.
Section 15-5-24.4 Sibling visitation rights.
Section 15-5-24.5 Court ordered visitation rights to certain persons convicted of first degree murder - Prohibited.
Section 15-5-25 Application for wage withholding - Obligor in arrears.
Section 15-5-26 Duties and liabilities of employer under income assignment order or order for wage withholding.
Section 15-5-27 Order for wage withholding - Duration.
Section 15-5-28 Judgment or order as lien on property - Duration - Effect.
Section 15-5-29 Mediation proceedings involving custody and/or visitation.