South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 29A - Uniform Probate Code
Chapter 03 - Probate Of Wills And Administration

Section 29A-3-101 - Devolution of estate at death; restrictions. - 29A-3-101. Devolution of estate at death; restrictions. The power of...

Section 29A-3-102 - Necessity of order of probate for will. - 29A-3-102. Necessity of order of probate for will. Except as...

Section 29A-3-103 - Necessity of appointment for administration. - 29A-3-103. Necessity of appointment for administration. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 29A-3-104 - Claims against decedent--Necessity of administration. - 29A-3-104. Claims against decedent--Necessity of administration. No proceeding to enforce...

Section 29A-3-105 - Proceedings affecting devolution and administration--Jurisdiction of subject matter. - 29A-3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration--Jurisdiction of subject matter. Persons...

Section 29A-3-107 - Scope of proceedings--Proceedings independent--Exception. - 29A-3-107. Scope of proceedings--Proceedings independent--Exception. Unless supervised administration as described...

Section 29A-3-108 - Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings--Ultimate time limit. - 29A-3-108. Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings--Ultimate time limit. No informal...

Section 29A-3-109 - Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action. - 29A-3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action. The...

Section 29A-3-201 - Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings--Location of property. - 29A-3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings--Location of property....

Section 29A-3-202 - Appointment or testacy proceedings--Conflicting claim of domicile in another state. - 29A-3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings--Conflicting claim of domicile in another...

Section 29A-3-203 - Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative. - 29A-3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative. (a)...

Section 29A-3-204 - Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate. - 29A-3-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's...

Section 29A-3-301 - Informal probate or appointment proceedings--Application--Contents. - 29A-3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings--Application--Contents. (a) An informal probate...

Section 29A-3-302 - Informal probate--Duty of clerk--Effect of informal probate. - 29A-3-302. Informal probate--Duty of clerk--Effect of informal probate. Upon receipt...

Section 29A-3-303 - Informal probate--Proof and findings required. - 29A-3-303. Informal probate--Proof and findings required. (a) In an informal...

Section 29A-3-305 - Informal probate--Clerk not satisfied. - 29A-3-305. Informal probate--Clerk not satisfied. The clerk of court may...

Section 29A-3-306 - Informal probate--Notice requirements. - 29A-3-306. Informal probate--Notice requirements. (a) The applicant shall give notice...

Section 29A-3-307 - Informal appointment proceedings--Delay in order--Duty of Clerk--Effect of appointment. - 29A-3-307. Informal appointment proceedings--Delay in order--Duty of Clerk--Effect of appointment....

Section 29A-3-308 - Informal appointment proceedings--Proof and findings required. - 29A-3-308. Informal appointment proceedings--Proof and findings required. (a) In informal...

Section 29A-3-309 - Informal appointment proceedings--Clerk not satisfied. - 29A-3-309. Informal appointment proceedings--Clerk not satisfied. The clerk may decline...

Section 29A-3-310 - Informal appointment proceedings--Notice requirements. - 29A-3-310. Informal appointment proceedings--Notice requirements. The applicant shall give notice...

Section 29A-3-311 - Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases. - 29A-3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases. The clerk shall...

Section 29A-3-401 - Formal testacy proceedings--Nature--When commenced. - 29A-3-401. Formal testacy proceedings--Nature--When commenced. (a) A formal testacy proceeding...

Section 29A-3-402 - Formal testacy or appointment proceedings--Petition; contents. - 29A-3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings--Petition; contents. (a) Petitions for...

Section 29A-3-403 - Formal testacy proceedings--Notice of hearing on petition. - 29A-3-403. Formal testacy proceedings--Notice of hearing on petition. (a) Upon...

Section 29A-3-404 - Formal testacy proceedings--Written objections to probate. - 29A-3-404. Formal testacy proceedings--Written objections to probate. Any party to...

Section 29A-3-405 - Formal testacy proceedings--Uncontested cases--Hearings and proof. - 29A-3-405. Formal testacy proceedings--Uncontested cases--Hearings and proof. If a petition...

Section 29A-3-406 - Formal testacy proceedings--Contested cases--Testimony of attesting witnesses. - 29A-3-406. Formal testacy proceedings--Contested cases--Testimony of attesting witnesses. (a) If...

Section 29A-3-407 - Formal testacy proceedings--Burdens in contested cases. - 29A-3-407. Formal testacy proceedings--Burdens in contested cases. In contested cases,...

Section 29A-3-408 - Formal testacy proceedings--Will construction--Effect of final order in another jurisdiction. - 29A-3-408. Formal testacy proceedings--Will construction--Effect of final order in another...

Section 29A-3-409 - Formal testacy proceedings--Order--Foreign will. - 29A-3-409. Formal testacy proceedings--Order--Foreign will. After the time required for...

Section 29A-3-410 - Formal testacy proceedings--Probate of more than one instrument. - 29A-3-410. Formal testacy proceedings--Probate of more than one instrument. If...

Section 29A-3-411 - Formal testacy proceedings--Partial intestacy. - 29A-3-411. Formal testacy proceedings--Partial intestacy. If it becomes evident in...

Section 29A-3-412 - Formal testacy proceedings--Effect of order--Vacation. - 29A-3-412. Formal testacy proceedings--Effect of order--Vacation. Subject to appeal and...

Section 29A-3-414 - Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative. - 29A-3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative. (a) A...

Section 29A-3-501 - Supervised administration--Nature of proceeding. - 29A-3-501. Supervised administration--Nature of proceeding. Supervised administration is a single...

Section 29A-3-502 - Supervised administration--Petition--Order. - 29A-3-502. Supervised administration--Petition--Order. (a) A petition for supervised administration may...

Section 29A-3-503 - Supervised administration--Effect on other proceedings. - 29A-3-503. Supervised administration--Effect on other proceedings. (a) The pendency of...

Section 29A-3-504 - Supervised administration--Powers of personal representative. - 29A-3-504. Supervised administration--Powers of personal representative. Unless restricted by the...

Section 29A-3-505 - Supervised administration--Interim orders--Distribution and closing orders. - 29A-3-505. Supervised administration--Interim orders--Distribution and closing orders. Unless otherwise ordered...

Section 29A-3-601 - Qualification. - 29A-3-601. Qualification. Prior to receiving letters, a personal representative shall...

Section 29A-3-602 - Acceptance of appointment--Consent to jurisdiction. - 29A-3-602. Acceptance of appointment--Consent to jurisdiction. By accepting appointment, a...

Section 29A-3-603 - Bond not required without court order, exceptions. - 29A-3-603. Bond not required without court order, exceptions. Bond is...

Section 29A-3-604 - Bond amount--Security--Procedure--Reduction. - 29A-3-604. Bond amount--Security--Procedure--Reduction. (a) If bond is required and the...

Section 29A-3-606 - Terms and conditions of bonds. - 29A-3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds. (a) The following requirements...

Section 29A-3-607 - Order restraining personal representative. - 29A-3-607. Order restraining personal representative. (a) On petition of any...

Section 29A-3-608 - Termination of appointment--General. - 29A-3-608. Termination of appointment--General. Termination of appointment of a personal...

Section 29A-3-609 - Termination of appointment--Death or disability. - 29A-3-609. Termination of appointment--Death or disability. The death of a...

Section 29A-3-610 - Termination of appointment--Voluntary. - 29A-3-610. Termination of appointment--Voluntary. (a) An appointment of a personal...

Section 29A-3-611 - Termination of appointment by removal--Cause; procedure. - 29A-3-611. Termination of appointment by removal--Cause; procedure. (a) Any interested...

Section 29A-3-612 - Termination of appointment--Change of testacy status. - 29A-3-612. Termination of appointment--Change of testacy status. Except as otherwise...

Section 29A-3-613 - Successor personal representative. - 29A-3-613. Successor personal representative. Parts 3 and 4 of this...

Section 29A-3-614 - Special administrator--Appointment. - 29A-3-614. Special administrator--Appointment. A special administrator may be appointed: (1)Informally...

Section 29A-3-615 - Special administrator--Who may be appointed. - 29A-3-615. Special administrator--Who may be appointed. (a) If a special...

Section 29A-3-616 - Special administrator--Appointed informally--Powers and duties. - 29A-3-616. Special administrator--Appointed informally--Powers and duties. A special administrator appointed...

Section 29A-3-617 - Special administrator--Formal proceedings--Power and duties. - 29A-3-617. Special administrator--Formal proceedings--Power and duties. A special administrator appointed...

Section 29A-3-618 - Termination of appointment--Special administrator. - 29A-3-618. Termination of appointment--Special administrator. The appointment of a special...

Section 29A-3-701 - Time of accrual of duties and powers. - 29A-3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers. The duties...

Section 29A-3-702 - Priority among different letters. - 29A-3-702. Priority among different letters. A person to whom letters...

Section 29A-3-703 - General duties--Relation and liability to persons interested in estate--Standing to sue. - 29A-3-703. General duties--Relation and liability to persons interested in estate--Standing...

Section 29A-3-704 - Personal representative to proceed without court order--Exception. - 29A-3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order--Exception. A personal...

Section 29A-3-705 - Duty of personal representative--Information to heirs and devisees. - 29A-3-705. Duty of personal representative--Information to heirs and devisees. (a)...

Section 29A-3-706 - Duty of personal representative--Inventory and appraisement. - 29A-3-706. Duty of personal representative--Inventory and appraisement. Within six months...

Section 29A-3-707 - Employment of appraisers. - 29A-3-707. Employment of appraisers. The personal representative may employ a...

Section 29A-3-708 - Duty of personal representative--Supplementary inventory. - 29A-3-708. Duty of personal representative--Supplementary inventory. If any property not...

Section 29A-3-709 - Duty of personal representative--Possession of estate. - 29A-3-709. Duty of personal representative--Possession of estate. Except as otherwise...

Section 29A-3-710 - Power to avoid transfers. - 29A-3-710. Power to avoid transfers. The property liable for the...

Section 29A-3-711 - Powers of personal representatives--In general. - 29A-3-711. Powers of personal representatives--In general. Until termination of an...

Section 29A-3-712 - Improper exercise of power--Breach of fiduciary duty. - 29A-3-712. Improper exercise of power--Breach of fiduciary duty. If the...

Section 29A-3-713 - Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest--Voidable--Exceptions. - 29A-3-713. Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest--Voidable--Exceptions. Any...

Section 29A-3-714 - Persons dealing with personal representative--Protection. - 29A-3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative--Protection. A person who in...

Section 29A-3-715 - Transactions authorized for personal representatives--Exceptions. - 29A-3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives--Exceptions. (a) Except as restricted...

Section 29A-3-716 - Powers and duties of successor personal representative. - 29A-3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative. (a) Except...

Section 29A-3-717 - Co-representatives--When joint action required. - 29A-3-717. Co-representatives--When joint action required. If two or more persons...

Section 29A-3-718 - Powers of surviving personal representative. - 29A-3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative. Unless the terms of...

Section 29A-3-719 - Compensation of personal representative. - 29A-3-719. Compensation of personal representative. (a) Personal representatives, attorneys, accountants,...

Section 29A-3-720 - Expenses in estate litigation. - 29A-3-720. Expenses in estate litigation. Any personal representative or person...

Section 29A-3-721 - Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate. - 29A-3-721. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation...

Section 29A-3-801 - Notice to creditors. - 29A-3-801. Notice to creditors. (a) A personal representative upon appointment...

Section 29A-3-802 - Statutes of limitations. - 29A-3-802. Statutes of limitations. (a) Unless an estate is insolvent,...

Section 29A-3-803 - Limitations on presentation of claims. - 29A-3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims. (a) All claims against...

Section 29A-3-804 - Manner of presentation of claims. - 29A-3-804. Manner of presentation of claims. (a) Claims against a...

Section 29A-3-805 - Classification of claims. - 29A-3-805. Classification of claims. (a) If the applicable assets of...

Section 29A-3-806 - Allowance of claims. - 29A-3-806. Allowance of claims. (a) As to claims presented to...

Section 29A-3-807 - Payment of claims. - 29A-3-807. Payment of claims. (a) Upon the expiration of the...

Section 29A-3-808 - Individual liability of personal representative. - 29A-3-808. Individual liability of personal representative. (a) Unless otherwise provided...

Section 29A-3-809 - Secured claims. - 29A-3-809. Secured claims. Payment of a secured claim is upon...

Section 29A-3-810 - Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims. - 29A-3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims. (a)...

Section 29A-3-811 - Counterclaims. - 29A-3-811. Counterclaims. In allowing a claim the personal representative may...

Section 29A-3-812 - Execution and levies prohibited. - 29A-3-812. Execution and levies prohibited. No execution may issue upon...

Section 29A-3-813 - Compromise of claims. - 29A-3-813. Compromise of claims. When a claim against the estate...

Section 29A-3-814 - Encumbered assets. - 29A-3-814. Encumbered assets. If any assets of the estate are...

Section 29A-3-815 - Administration in more than one state--Duty of personal representative. - 29A-3-815. Administration in more than one state--Duty of personal representative....

Section 29A-3-816 - Final distribution to domiciliary representative. - 29A-3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative. The estate of a...

Section 29A-3-817 - Department of Social Services' claim for indebtedness incurred by paying for medical assistance or care. - 29A-3-817. Department of Social Services' claim for indebtedness incurred by...

Section 29A-3-901 - Successors' rights if no administration. - 29A-3-901. Successors' rights if no administration. In the absence of...

Section 29A-3-902 - Abatement--Order and amount. - 29A-3-902. Abatement--Order and amount. Unless a contrary intent is indicated...

Section 29A-3-903 - Right of retainer. - 29A-3-903. Right of retainer. Unless a contrary intent is indicated...

Section 29A-3-904 - Interest on general pecuniary devise. - 29A-3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise. General pecuniary devises bear...

Section 29A-3-905 - Penalty clause for contest. - 29A-3-905. Penalty clause for contest. A provision in a will...

Section 29A-3-906 - Distribution in kind--Valuation--Method. - 29A-3-906. Distribution in kind--Valuation--Method. (a) Unless a contrary intention is...

Section 29A-3-907 - Distribution in kind--Evidence. - 29A-3-907. Distribution in kind--Evidence. If distribution in kind is made,...

Section 29A-3-908 - Distribution--Right or title of distributee. - 29A-3-908. Distribution--Right or title of distributee. Proof that a distributee...

Section 29A-3-909 - Improper distribution--Liability of distributee. - 29A-3-909. Improper distribution--Liability of distributee. Unless the distribution or payment...

Section 29A-3-910 - Purchasers from distributees protected. - 29A-3-910. Purchasers from distributees protected. If property distributed in kind...

Section 29A-3-911 - Partition for purpose of distribution. - 29A-3-911. Partition for purpose of distribution. When two or more...

Section 29A-3-912 - Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative. - 29A-3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal...

Section 29A-3-914 - Disposition of unclaimed assets. - 29A-3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets. If an heir, devisee, or...

Section 29A-3-915 - Distribution to person under disability. - 29A-3-915. Distribution to person under disability. (a) A personal representative...

Section 29A-3-916 - Apportionment of estate taxes. - 29A-3-916. Apportionment of estate taxes. (a) For purposes of this...

Section 29A-3-1001 - Formal proceedings terminating administration--Testate or intestate--Order of general protection. - 29A-3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration--Testate or intestate--Order of general protection....

Section 29A-3-1003 - Closing estates--By sworn statement of personal representative. - 29A-3-1003. Closing estates--By sworn statement of personal representative. (a) Unless...

Section 29A-3-1004 - Liability of distributees to claimants. - 29A-3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants. After assets of an...

Section 29A-3-1005 - Limitations on proceedings against personal representatives. - 29A-3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representatives. Unless previously barred...

Section 29A-3-1006 - Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees. - 29A-3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees. Unless previously...

Section 29A-3-1007 - Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance. - 29A-3-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance. After the appointment...

Section 29A-3-1008 - Subsequent administration. - 29A-3-1008. Subsequent administration. If other property of the estate is...

Section 29A-3-1101 - Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons. - 29A-3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests,...

Section 29A-3-1102 - Procedure for securing court approval of compromise. - 29A-3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise. The procedure...

Section 29A-3-1201 - Collection of personal property by affidavit. - 29A-3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit. (a) Thirty days...

Section 29A-3-1202 - Effect of affidavit. - 29A-3-1202. Effect of affidavit. (a) The person paying, delivering, transferring,...

Section 29A-3-1203 - Succession to real property by affidavit. - 29A-3-1203. Succession to real property by affidavit. Sixty days after...

Section 29A-3-A - STATEMENT OF CLAIM - APPENDIX A. APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 29A-3 The Supreme Court of...

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South Dakota Codified Laws Title 29A - Uniform Probate Code Chapter 03 - Probate Of Wills And Administration

South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 29A - Uniform Probate Code
Chapter 03 - Probate Of Wills And Administration