South Dakota § 3-12C-217.1 - Domestic relations order--Beneficiary designated.
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§ 3-12C-217.1. Domestic relations order--Beneficiary designated.
If a qualified domestic relations order provides that a member's former spouse must be treated as a beneficiary for any payment pursuant to § 3-12C-409, the provision must supersede any contrary beneficiary designation by the member. The provision of the qualified domestic relations order and the member's beneficiary designation must be administered in a manner that gives full effect to the order and both proportional and equitable effect to the member's designation of any beneficiary.
Source: SL 2025, ch 27, § 20.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-12C-217.1 ("Domestic relations order--Beneficiary designated.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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