A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in regard to a supervised personal representative, shall do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the court, but the personal representative may invoke the jurisdiction of the court, in proceedings authorized by this code, to resolve questions concerning the estate on its administration.
S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-3-704
Personal representative to proceed without court order--Exception
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re the Estate of Olson (2008)
Most recently applied in In Re the Estate of Olson (January 2008)
Source: SL 1994, ch 232, § 3-704.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.