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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 55 - Fiduciaries and Trusts » Chapter 17 - Special Spousal Trusts » Section 55-17-9 – Matters upon which spouses may agree.

55-17-9. Matters upon which spouses may agree.

Except as provided in §§55-17-10 and 55-17-11, in a South Dakota special spousal trust, spouses may agree on:

(1)The rights and obligations in the property transferred to the trust, notwithstanding when and where the property is acquired or located;

(2)The management and control of the property transferred to the trust;

(3)The disposition of the property transferred to the trust on dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of another event; if there is no provision in the governing instrument on disposition of the property transferred to the trust on dissolution, South Dakota law on disposition of property on dissolution applies;

(4)The choice of law governing the interpretation of the trust; and

(5)Any other matter that affects the property transferred to the trust and does not violate public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.

Source: SL 2016, ch 231, §37; SL 2018, ch 275, §30.