S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-44 : — DOMESTIC RELATIONSDIVORCE AND SEPARATE MAINTENANCE —4-44 - Division of property between parties TEXT PDF When a divorce is granted, the courts may make an equitable division of the property belonging to either or both, whether the title to such property is in the name of the husband or the wife. In making such division of the property, the court shall have regard for equity and the circumstances of the parties. SDCL 25-4-44 SDC 1939, § 14.0726; SL 1988, ch 203.