South Dakota Statutes
§ 29A-3-905 — Penalty clause for contest.
A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.
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Legislative History
SL 1994, ch 232, § 3-905.
Nearby Sections
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§ 29A-1-101
Short title.§ 29A-1-102
Purposes--Rule of construction.§ 29A-1-104
Severability.§ 29A-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 29A-1-107
Evidence as to death or status.§ 29A-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 29A-1-201
General definitions.§ 29A-1-301
Territorial application.§ 29A-1-303
Venue.§ 29A-1-304
Practice in court.§ 29A-1-305
Records and certified copies.§ 29A-1-306
Jury trial.§ 29A-1-307
Performance of acts and orders.