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30-3-4. Pleadings--Findings--Decree--Use of affidavit--Sealing.

(1)(a) The complaint shall be in writing and signed by the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney.

(b) A decree of divorce may not be granted upon default or otherwise except upon legal evidence taken in the cause. If the decree is to be entered upon the default of the defendant, evidence to support the decree may be submitted upon the affidavit of the plaintiff with the approval of the court.

(c) If the plaintiff and the defendant have a child or children, a decree of divorce may not be granted until both parties have attended the mandatory course described in Section 30-3-11.3, and have presented a certificate of course completion to the court. The court may waive this requirement, on its own motion or on the motion of one of the parties, if it determines course attendance and completion are not necessary, appropriate, feasible, or in the best interest of the parties.

(d) All hearings and trials for divorce shall be held before the court or the court commissioner as provided by Section 78-3-31 and rules of the Judicial Council. The court or the commissioner in all divorce cases shall enter the decree upon the evidence or, in the case of a decree after default of the defendant, upon the plaintiff's affidavit.