South Dakota § 21-22-7 - Petition, hearing and order dispensing with court supervision.
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§ 21-22-7. Petition, hearing and order dispensing with court supervision.
At any time after the filing of the papers required by §§ 21-22-3 and 21-22-4 a fiduciary, the trustor, or any beneficiary under such court trust, if the fiduciary, trustor, or beneficiary considers court supervision unnecessary or impractical and involving unnecessary burden and expense, may petition the court to dispense with the supervision. Upon the petition being filed, the court shall fix the time and place for hearing, unless the conditions of § 21-22-21 have been met, and cause notice thereof to be given as provided pursuant to this chapter. Upon the hearing the supervision may not be dispensed with if any fiduciary, trustor, or any beneficiary with a substantial interest in the trust objects to dispensing therewith. If there is no objection and the court is satisfied that supervision is impractical or unnecessary and would involve unnecessary burden and expense, an order may be entered dispensing with the supervision.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 240, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.2604; SL 2014, ch 226, § 8; SL 2015, ch 240, § 22.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-22-7 ("Petition, hearing and order dispensing with court supervision.") 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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