The clerk shall decline an application for informal appointment if the application indicates the existence of a possible unrevoked testamentary instrument which may relate to property subject to the laws of this state, and which is not filed for probate in this court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-3-311
Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases
Source: SL 1994, ch 232, § 3-311; SL 1995, ch 167, § 110.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.