South Dakota Divorce Law Change Voted Down By Legislature .- - Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Dictionary One South Dakota legislator from Rapid City believes that irreconcilable differences need to be removed from the reasons why South Dakota couples file for divorce. Get our free mobile app Representative Tony Randolph says this one tenet of divorce law has made it too easy for couples to split, destroying families, which leaves children in poverty, battling drug problems, and struggling with mental issues. Two lawyers testified that making this change would force couples to choose one of the other accepted statutes for divorce in our state, which include: