§ 25-1-1 Marriage defined--Consent and solemnization required.

SD Codified L § 25-1-1 (2019) (N/A)
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25-1-1. Marriage defined--Consent and solemnization required. Marriage is a personal relation, between a man and a woman, arising out of a civil contract to which the consent of parties capable of making it is necessary. Consent alone does not constitute a marriage; it must be followed by a solemnization.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0101; SL 1959, ch 50, § 1; SL 1996, ch 161.