A trustee may employ attorneys, accountants, investment advisors, agents or other persons, even if they are associated with himself, to advise or assist himself in the performance of his duties; act without independent investigation upon their recommendations; and instead of acting personally, employ one or more agents to perform any act of administration, whether or not such act is discretionary.
S.D. Codified Laws § 55-1A-31
Employment of agents and assistants
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Endres v. Endres (2022)
Most recently applied in Endres v. Endres (December 2022)
Source: SL 1979, ch 336, § 31.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.