South Dakota Code — 29A
Browse 391 sections in division 29A of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 29A-1-101. Short title.
- § 29A-1-102. Purposes--Rule of construction.
- § 29A-1-103. Supplementary general principles of laws applicable.
- § 29A-1-103.1. Certain provisions governing express trusts for third-party beneficiaries applicable.
- § 29A-1-104. Severability.
- § 29A-1-106. Effect of fraud and evasion.
- § 29A-1-107. Evidence as to death or status.
- § 29A-1-108. Acts by holder of general power.
- § 29A-1-201. General definitions.
- § 29A-1-301. Territorial application.
- § 29A-1-303. Venue.
- § 29A-1-304. Practice in court.
- § 29A-1-305. Records and certified copies.
- § 29A-1-306. Jury trial.
- § 29A-1-307. Performance of acts and orders.
- § 29A-1-310. Oath or affirmance on filed documents.
- § 29A-1-311. Fixing time and place for hearings.
- § 29A-1-401. Notice--Method and time of giving.
- § 29A-1-402. Notice--Waiver.
- § 29A-2-101. Intestate estate.
- § 29A-2-102. Share of the spouse.
- § 29A-2-103. Shares of heirs other than surviving spouse.
- § 29A-2-104. Requirement that heir survive decedent for 120 hours.
- § 29A-2-105. No taker.
- § 29A-2-106. Representation.
- § 29A-2-107. Kindred of half blood.
- § 29A-2-108. Afterborn heirs.
- § 29A-2-109. Advancements.
- § 29A-2-110. Debts to decedent.
- § 29A-2-111. Alienage.
- § 29A-2-112. Dower and curtesy abolished.
- § 29A-2-113. Individual related to decedent through two lines.
- § 29A-2-114. Parent and child relationships.
- § 29A-2-201. Definitions.
- § 29A-2-202. Elective share.
- § 29A-2-203. Computation of augmented estate.
- § 29A-2-204. Decedent's net probate estate.
- § 29A-2-205. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to others.
- § 29A-2-206. Decedent's nonprobate transfers to surviving spouse.
- § 29A-2-207. Surviving spouse's property and nonprobate transfers to others.
- § 29A-2-208. Exclusions, valuation, and overlapping application.
- § 29A-2-209. Sources from which elective shares payable.
- § 29A-2-210. Personal liability of recipients.
- § 29A-2-211. Proceeding for elective share--Time limit.
- § 29A-2-212. Right of election personal to surviving spouse.
- § 29A-2-213. Waiver of right to elect and of other rights.
- § 29A-2-214. Protection of payors and other third parties.
- § 29A-2-301. Entitlement of spouse--Premarital will.
- § 29A-2-302. Omitted children.
- § 29A-2-401. Applicable law.
- § 29A-2-402. Homestead allowance.
- § 29A-2-403. Family allowance.
- § 29A-2-501. Who may make a will.
- § 29A-2-502. Holographic will--Validity of non-holographic will--Establishing intent.
- § 29A-2-503. Writings intended as wills, etc..
- § 29A-2-504. Self-proved will.
- § 29A-2-505. Who may witness.
- § 29A-2-506. Choice of law as to execution.
- § 29A-2-507. Revocation by writing or by act.
- § 29A-2-508. Revocation by change of circumstances.
- § 29A-2-509. Revival of revoked will.
- § 29A-2-510. Incorporation by reference.
- § 29A-2-511. Testamentary additions to trusts.
- § 29A-2-512. Events of independent significance.
- § 29A-2-513. Separate writing identifying devise of certain types of tangible personal property.
- § 29A-2-514. Contracts concerning succession.
- § 29A-2-515. Deposit of will with court in testator's lifetime.
- § 29A-2-516. Duty of custodian of will--Liability.
- § 29A-2-517. Penalty clause for contest.
- § 29A-2-601. Scope.
- § 29A-2-602. Will may pass all property and after-acquired property.
- § 29A-2-603. Anti-lapse--Deceased devisee--Class gifts.
- § 29A-2-604. Failure of testamentary provision.
- § 29A-2-605. Increase in securities--Accessions.
- § 29A-2-606. Nonademption of specific devises--Unpaid proceeds of sale, condemnation, or insurance--Sale by conservator or agent.
- § 29A-2-607. Nonexoneration.
- § 29A-2-608. Exercise of power of appointment.
- § 29A-2-609. Ademption by satisfaction.
- § 29A-2-701. Scope.
- § 29A-2-702. Requirement of survival by 120 hours.
- § 29A-2-703. Choice of law as to meaning and effect of governing instrument.
- § 29A-2-704. Power of appointment--Meaning of specific reference requirement.
- § 29A-2-705. Class gifts construed to accord with intestate succession.
- § 29A-2-707. Survivorship with respect to future interests under terms of trust.
- § 29A-2-708. Class gifts to "descendants," "issue," or "heirs of the body"--Form of distribution if none specified.
- § 29A-2-709. Distribution by representation or per stirpes.
- § 29A-2-710. Worthier-title doctrine abolished.
- § 29A-2-711. Interest in "heirs" and like.
- § 29A-2-801. Disclaimer of property interest.
- § 29A-2-802. Effect of divorce, annulment, and decree of separation.
- § 29A-2-803. Effect of homicide on intestate succession, wills, trusts, joint assets, life insurance, and beneficiary designations.
- § 29A-2-804. Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers by divorce--No revocation by other changes of circumstances.
- § 29A-3-101. Devolution of estate at death; restrictions.
- § 29A-3-102. Necessity of order of probate for will.
- § 29A-3-103. Necessity of appointment for administration.
- § 29A-3-104. Claims against decedent--Necessity of administration.
- § 29A-3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration--Jurisdiction of subject matter.
- § 29A-3-107. Scope of proceedings--Proceedings independent--Exception.
- § 29A-3-108. Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings--Ultimate time limit.
- § 29A-3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action.
- § 29A-3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings--Location of property.
- § 29A-3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings--Conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- § 29A-3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- § 29A-3-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- § 29A-3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings--Application--Contents.
- § 29A-3-302. Informal probate--Duty of clerk--Effect of informal probate.
- § 29A-3-303. Informal probate--Proof and findings required.
- § 29A-3-305. Informal probate--Clerk not satisfied.
- § 29A-3-306. Informal probate--Notice requirements.
- § 29A-3-307. Informal appointment proceedings--Delay in order--Duty of Clerk--Effect of appointment.
- § 29A-3-308. Informal appointment proceedings--Proof and findings required.
- § 29A-3-309. Informal appointment proceedings--Clerk not satisfied.
- § 29A-3-310. Informal appointment proceedings--Notice requirements.
- § 29A-3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- § 29A-3-401. Formal testacy proceedings--Nature--When commenced.
- § 29A-3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings--Petition; contents.
- § 29A-3-403. Formal testacy proceedings--Notice of hearing on petition.
- § 29A-3-404. Formal testacy proceedings--Written objections to probate.
- § 29A-3-405. Formal testacy proceedings--Uncontested cases--Hearings and proof.
- § 29A-3-406. Formal testacy proceedings--Contested cases--Testimony of attesting witnesses.
- § 29A-3-407. Formal testacy proceedings--Burdens in contested cases.
- § 29A-3-408. Formal testacy proceedings--Will construction--Effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- § 29A-3-409. Formal testacy proceedings--Order--Foreign will.
- § 29A-3-410. Formal testacy proceedings--Probate of more than one instrument.
- § 29A-3-411. Formal testacy proceedings--Partial intestacy.
- § 29A-3-412. Formal testacy proceedings--Effect of order--Vacation.
- § 29A-3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- § 29A-3-501. Supervised administration--Nature of proceeding.
- § 29A-3-502. Supervised administration--Petition--Order.
- § 29A-3-503. Supervised administration--Effect on other proceedings.
- § 29A-3-504. Supervised administration--Powers of personal representative.
- § 29A-3-505. Supervised administration--Interim orders--Distribution and closing orders.
- § 29A-3-601. Qualification.
- § 29A-3-602. Acceptance of appointment--Consent to jurisdiction.
- § 29A-3-603. Personal representative--Bond not required--Exception.
- § 29A-3-604. Bond amount--Security--Reduction--Procedure.
- § 29A-3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds.
- § 29A-3-607. Order restraining personal representative.
- § 29A-3-608. Termination of appointment--General.
- § 29A-3-609. Termination of appointment--Death or disability.
- § 29A-3-610. Termination of appointment--Voluntary.
- § 29A-3-611. Termination of appointment by removal--Cause; procedure.
- § 29A-3-612. Termination of appointment--Change of testacy status.
- § 29A-3-613. Successor personal representative.
- § 29A-3-614. Special administrator--Appointment.
- § 29A-3-615. Special administrator--Who may be appointed.
- § 29A-3-616. Special administrator--Appointed informally--Powers and duties.
- § 29A-3-617. Special administrator--Formal proceedings--Power and duties.
- § 29A-3-618. Termination of appointment--Special administrator.
- § 29A-3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- § 29A-3-702. Priority among different letters.
- § 29A-3-703. General duties--Relation and liability to persons interested in estate--Standing to sue.
- § 29A-3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order--Exception.
- § 29A-3-705. Duty of personal representative--Information to heirs and devisees.
- § 29A-3-706. Duty of personal representative--Inventory and appraisement.
- § 29A-3-707. Employment of appraisers.
- § 29A-3-708. Duty of personal representative--Supplementary inventory.
- § 29A-3-709. Duty of personal representative--Possession of estate.
- § 29A-3-710. Power to avoid transfers.
- § 29A-3-711. Powers of personal representatives--In general.
- § 29A-3-712. Improper exercise of power--Breach of fiduciary duty.
- § 29A-3-713. Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest--Voidable--Exceptions.
- § 29A-3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative--Protection.
- § 29A-3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives--Exceptions.
- § 29A-3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- § 29A-3-717. Co-representatives--When joint action required.
- § 29A-3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative.
- § 29A-3-719. Compensation of personal representative.
- § 29A-3-720. Expenses in estate litigation.
- § 29A-3-721. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate.
- § 29A-3-801. Notice to creditors.
- § 29A-3-802. Statutes of limitations.
- § 29A-3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims.
- § 29A-3-804. Manner of presentation of claims.
- § 29A-3-805. Classification of claims.
- § 29A-3-806. Allowance of claims.
- § 29A-3-807. Payment of claims.
- § 29A-3-808. Individual liability of personal representative.
- § 29A-3-809. Secured claims.
- § 29A-3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- § 29A-3-811. Counterclaims.
- § 29A-3-812. Execution and levies prohibited.
- § 29A-3-813. Compromise of claims.
- § 29A-3-814. Encumbered assets.
- § 29A-3-815. Administration in more than one state--Duty of personal representative.
- § 29A-3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- § 29A-3-817. Department of Social Services' claim for indebtedness incurred by paying for medical assistance or care.
- § 29A-3-901. Successors' rights if no administration.
- § 29A-3-902. Abatement--Order and amount.
- § 29A-3-903. Right of retainer.
- § 29A-3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise.
- § 29A-3-905. Penalty clause for contest.
- § 29A-3-906. Distribution in kind--Valuation--Method.
- § 29A-3-907. Distribution in kind--Evidence.
- § 29A-3-908. Distribution--Right or title of distributee.
- § 29A-3-909. Improper distribution--Liability of distributee.
- § 29A-3-910. Purchasers from distributees protected.
- § 29A-3-911. Partition for purpose of distribution.
- § 29A-3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- § 29A-3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets.
- § 29A-3-915. Distribution to person under disability.
- § 29A-3-916. Apportionment of estate taxes.
- § 29A-3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration--Testate or intestate--Order of general protection.
- § 29A-3-1003. Closing estates--By sworn statement of personal representative.
- § 29A-3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants.
- § 29A-3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representatives.
- § 29A-3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- § 29A-3-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.
- § 29A-3-1008. Subsequent administration.
- § 29A-3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.
- § 29A-3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.
- § 29A-3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit.
- § 29A-3-1202. Effect of affidavit.
- § 29A-3-1203. Succession to real property by affidavit.
- § 29A-4-101. Definitions.
- § 29A-4-201. Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration.
- § 29A-4-202. Payment or delivery discharges.
- § 29A-4-203. Resident creditor notice.
- § 29A-4-204. Proof of authority-bond.
- § 29A-4-205. Powers.
- § 29A-4-206. Power of representatives in transition.
- § 29A-4-207. Ancillary and other local administrations--Provisions governing.
- § 29A-4-301. Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative.
- § 29A-4-302. Jurisdiction by act of decedent.
- § 29A-4-303. Service on foreign personal representative.
- § 29A-4-401. Effect of adjudication for or against personal representative.
- § 29A-5-101. Citation of chapter.
- § 29A-5-102. Definitions.
- § 29A-5-103. Application of chapter.
- § 29A-5-104. Application of circuit court rules of procedure.
- § 29A-5-106. Application of chapter to person other than parent seeking custody of child--Limitations--Effect of chapter on other law.
- § 29A-5-106.1. Applicability of §§ 29A-5-106, 29A-5-106.1 and chapter 25-5.
- § 29A-5-108. Filing petition for appointment--Jurisdiction.
- § 29A-5-109. Transfer of jurisdiction following appointment.
- § 29A-5-110. Appointment of individual or entity--Qualifications.
- § 29A-5-111. Filing of acceptance and bond--Amount of bond--Notice of nonrenewal.
- § 29A-5-112. Action for breach of bond--Time limit.
- § 29A-5-113. Designation of agent for non-resident guardian or conservator.
- § 29A-5-114. Petition for appointment by guardian or conservator appointed in another state.
- § 29A-5-115. Payment or delivery to nonresident conservator or like fiduciary--Proof of appointment.
- § 29A-5-116. Compensation of guardian, conservator, attorneys, and other appointed individuals.
- § 29A-5-117. Appointment of attorney, guardian ad litem, or court representative.
- § 29A-5-118. Effect--Appointment--Guardian--Conservator--Minor--Protected Person.
- § 29A-5-119. Training curricula for persons appointed as guardians and conservators.
- § 29A-5-201. Appointment of guardian or conservator of minor.
- § 29A-5-202. Nomination of guardian or conservator by minor or parent.
- § 29A-5-203. Who may file petition for appointment--Contents of petition.
- § 29A-5-204. Notice of appointment hearing--Exception.
- § 29A-5-205. Court appointment of attorney to protect minor's interest--Investigation by court-appointed representative.
- § 29A-5-206. Filing of minor's financial statement.
- § 29A-5-207. Certain documents to be sealed--Available to certain persons.
- § 29A-5-208. Hearing--Convenience--Participants--Determination of appointment--Findings and conclusions.
- § 29A-5-209. Mailing copy of appointment order.
- § 29A-5-210. Appointment of temporary guardian or conservator.
- § 29A-5-301. Appointment of guardian or conservator of protected person.
- § 29A-5-302. Appointment of guardian where capacity lacking to meet requirements for health, care, safety, habilitation, or therapeutic needs.
- § 29A-5-303. Persons for whom conservator may be appointed.
- § 29A-5-304. Nomination of guardian or conservator by protected person--Appointment in absence of effective nomination--Designated individual--Multiple appointments.
- § 29A-5-305. Who may file petition--Contents of petition.
- § 29A-5-306. Report to be included with petition--Contents.
- § 29A-5-307. Filing financial statement of protected person.
- § 29A-5-308. Notice of hearing for protected person.
- § 29A-5-309. Contest of appointment by protected person.
- § 29A-5-310. Duties of court representative.
- § 29A-5-311. Protected person's pre-hearing record sealed.
- § 29A-5-312. Hearing for alleged person in need of protection--Duty of jury--Duty of court.
- § 29A-5-313. Mailing appointment order to protected person.
- § 29A-5-314. Issuing letter of guardianship or conservatorship.
- § 29A-5-315. Temporary guardian or conservator of protected person.
- § 29A-5-401. Responsibility of guardian of minor--Authority with regard to guardian appointed under other chapters.
- § 29A-5-402. Responsibility of guardian of protected person.
- § 29A-5-403. Annual report--Guardian of protected person--When filed.
- § 29A-5-404. Responsibilities of minor's conservator.
- § 29A-5-405. Responsibilities of conservator of protected person.
- § 29A-5-406. Protective arrangements for minors or protected persons.
- § 29A-5-407. Inventory of minor's or protected person's real and personal estate.
- § 29A-5-408. Annual accounting--Conservator--When filed.
- § 29A-5-409. Waiver of accounting requirements--Change in frequency of accountings.
- § 29A-5-410. Notice of hearing on petition for order subsequent to appointment.
- § 29A-5-411. Powers of conservator.
- § 29A-5-412. Confirmation of sale of real estate.
- § 29A-5-413. Restrictions on conservator of minor or protected person.
- § 29A-5-414. Liability of guardian for acts of minor or protected person.
- § 29A-5-415. Liability of conservator on contracts entered into during administration of estate--Torts--Successor conservator.
- § 29A-5-416. Multiple guardians--Majority concurrence.
- § 29A-5-417. Presumption of authority of guardian or conservator.
- § 29A-5-418. Filing letters of conservatorship--Proper county--Constructive notice.
- § 29A-5-419. Court's authority to limit powers--Authorization sought by guardian or conservator.
- § 29A-5-420. Court authorized powers of protected person's conservator--Considerations--Hearing--Protected person's will.
- § 29A-5-421. Restriction of protected person's interaction with family prohibited--Exceptions.
- § 29A-5-422. Presumption of protected person's consent or refusal based on proof of relationship.
- § 29A-5-423. Court action to restrict interaction with family member.
- § 29A-5-424. Good cause factors for restricting interaction.
- § 29A-5-425. Types of restrictions--Supervised interaction.
- § 29A-5-426. Proceedings for violation of court order or abuse of discretion by guardian or conservator--Removal.
- § 29A-5-427. Interested party--Access to medical and financial records.
- § 29A-5-428. Protected person--Alleged abuse, neglect, or self-dealing by the guardian or conservator.
- § 29A-5-501. Termination of guardian's or conservator's appointment--Liability for prior acts.
- § 29A-5-502. Appointment of additional guardians or conservators--Successors.
- § 29A-5-503. Petition to resign as guardian or conservator.