South Dakota § 55-1-59 - Trust registration form.
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§ 55-1-59. Trust registration form.
The trust registration form may be substantially similar to the following form:
State of Court Dakota _______________ Judicial Circuit
County of _______________________________
Trust Registration No. _______________
REGISTRATION OF TRUST
Name of Trust:
______________________________________________________________________________
Name & Address of Trustee:
______________________________________________________________________________
Name & Address of Co-Trustees:
______________________________________________________________________________
Names and Address of any trust advisors, trust protectors or other trust fiduciaries:
______________________________________________________________________________
Trustee hereby acknowledges this trusteeship and submits to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the trust that may be initiated by any interested person while the trust remains registered, providing that notice is given as provided by law.
The trust (has) (has not) been registered in another jurisdiction. (If registered elsewhere, state where other registration was made.)
______________________________________________________________________________
Note: If a trust has been registered elsewhere, registration in this state is ineffective until either the earlier registration is released by order of the court where prior registration occurred or an instrument executed by the trustee and all current income and principal beneficiaries is filed with the registration in this state.
The trust is: (Check one and fill in the blanks.)
A testamentary trust. ____ Name of testator:
__________________________________________________
Date and place of domiciliary probate:
__________
A written inter vivos trust. ____ Name of settlor:
__________________________________________________
Name of original trustee:
__________________________________________________
Date of trust instrument:
__________________________________________________
Trustee's Signature __________________________________
Date:___________________________
Trustee's Signature __________________________________
Date:___________________________
Registered in the Circuit Court, _____ Judicial Circuit on ____________________ , 20______ .
___________________________________________
Circuit Court Clerk
Source: SL 2017, ch 204, § 11.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-1-59 ("Trust registration form.") 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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