Chapter 5
Divorce and Separation

Index of Sections

• § 15-5-1.  Marriages void or voidable — Civil death or presumption of death.



• § 15-5-2.  Additional grounds for divorce.



• § 15-5-3.  Separation of parties as ground for dissolution — Appeal.



• § 15-5-3.1.  Divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences.



• § 15-5-4.  Collusion of parties.



• § 15-5-5.  Uncorroborated testimony of complainant.



• § 15-5-6 – 15-5-8.   Repealed.



• § 15-5-9.  Divorce from bed and board.



• § 15-5-10.  Disposal of certain real estate after filing of complaint.



• § 15-5-11.  Verification of complaint.



• § 15-5-12.  Domicile and residence requirements.



• § 15-5-13.  Venue.



• § 15-5-14.  Return day of complaints — Notice — Issuance of process — Time of hearing.



• § 15-5-14.1.  Automatic orders in divorce cases.



• § 15-5-15.  Orders as to notice.



• § 15-5-16.  Alimony and counsel fees — Custody of children.



• § 15-5-16.1.  Assignment of property.



• § 15-5-16.1.1.  Deferment of sale of home.



• § 15-5-16.2.  Child support.



• § 15-5-16.2.1.  Credit rating.



• § 15-5-16.2.2.  Service of court papers at work.



• § 15-5-16.2.3.  Continuances — Compensation for lost wages.



• § 15-5-16.2.4.  Retroactive modification of child support.



• § 15-5-16.2.5.  Repealed.



• § 15-5-16.3.  Allowance regarded as judgment for debt.



• § 15-5-16.4.  Judgment assigning real property — Effect.



• § 15-5-16.5.  Interest on arrearages.



• § 15-5-16.6.  Security, bond, or guarantee to secure payment of overdue support.



• § 15-5-16.7.  Review of child support orders.



• § 15-5-17.  Change of name.



• § 15-5-18.  Interlocutory decrees and injunctions.



• § 15-5-19.  Restraining orders — Treatment for harmed or menaced spouse — Custody of children — Allowances — Alimony and counsel fees.



• § 15-5-19.1.  Restraining orders — Notification of local authorities — Notice of penalty.



• § 15-5-20.  Service on or notice to defendant.



• § 15-5-21.  Service by publication — Jurisdiction acquired.



• § 15-5-22.  Trial required — Collusion.



• § 15-5-23.  Final judgment — Remarriage.



• § 15-5-24.  Support — Wage assignment procedures.



• § 15-5-24.1.  Visitation rights of grandparents.



• § 15-5-24.2.  Visitation rights of grandparents whose child is denied or has failed to exercise rights.



• § 15-5-24.3.  Visitation rights — Grandparents and siblings.



• § 15-5-24.4.  Sibling visitation rights.



• § 15-5-24.5.  Court ordered visitation rights to certain persons convicted of first degree murder — Prohibited.



• § 15-5-25.  Application for wage withholding — Obligor in arrears.



• § 15-5-26.  Duties and liabilities of employer under income assignment order or order for wage withholding.



• § 15-5-27.  Order for wage withholding — Duration.



• § 15-5-28.  Judgment or order as lien on property — Duration — Effect.



• § 15-5-29.  Mediation proceedings involving custody and/or visitation.