South Dakota Statutes
§ 43-31-13 — Possession and occupancy of homestead--Surviving spouse--Minor children.
South Dakota § 43-31-13
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-31-13 (2026).
Text
Upon the death of either husband or wife, the survivor may continue to possess and occupy the whole homestead until it is otherwise disposed of according to law; and upon the death of both husband and wife the children may continue to possess and occupy the whole homestead until the youngest child becomes of age.
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Related
Gross v. Gross
491 N.W.2d 751 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1992)
United States v. Nelson
(D. South Dakota, 2018)
Legislative History
SL 1874-5, ch 37, § 15; PolC 1877, ch 38, § 15; CL 1887, § 2463; RPolC 1903, § 3231; RC 1919, § 466; SDC 1939, § 51.1716.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 43-1-1
Property defined.§ 43-1-2
Classes of property.§ 43-1-4
Land as solid material of earth.§ 43-1-6
Law governing real property.§ 43-1-7
Law governing personal property.§ 43-10-13
Repealed§ 43-11-10
Power in trust defined.§ 43-11-11
General power in trust defined.§ 43-11-12
Special power in trust defined.§ 43-11-13
Capacity to create power.§ 43-11-14
Manner of creating power.§ 43-11-15
Vesting of power.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 43-31-13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/43-31-13.