South Dakota Statutes

§ 55-1A-24 — Contracts binding upon trust.

South Dakota § 55-1A-24

JurisdictionSouth Dakota

Title 55FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS

Ch. 55-1ATRUSTEES' POWERS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 55-1A-24 (2026).

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A trustee may enter into contracts binding upon his trust which are reasonably incident to the administration of the trust and which he believes to be for the best interests of the trust.

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Legislative History

SL 1979, ch 336, § 24.

Nearby Sections

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§ 55-1-1

Purposes for which trust may be created.

§ 55-1-10

Transfer of real property to one for money paid by another--Trust presumed.

§ 55-1-11

Implied trust--Declaration by court of equity.

§ 55-1-12

Trustor, trustee, beneficiary, power of appointment, and person defined.

§ 55-1-13

Voluntary trustee--Assumption of relationship.

§ 55-1-14

Interest in existing trust--Transfer by operation of law or written instrument.

§ 55-1-15

Certain trusts not terminated upon trustor's death.

§ 55-1-2

Trusts classified.

§ 55-1-20

Trusts for noncharitable purposes.

§ 55-1-21

Trust for care of animal, care of other property, or other lawful noncharitable purpose.

§ 55-1-21.1

Termination of trust for care of animal.

§ 55-1-21.10

Trustee may not use principal and income other than for trust's purposes.

§ 55-1-21.11

Co-enforcer appointment--Powers.

§ 55-1-21.2

Judicial reduction of property transferred to trustee if trust corpus exceeds amount required for intended purposes.

§ 55-1-21.3

Court order where fulfillment of purposes are impossible, inexpedient, or unlawful.

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