South Dakota Statutes

§ 55-3-21 — Appointment of trustee by circuit court--Grounds.

South Dakota § 55-3-21

JurisdictionSouth Dakota

Title 55FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS

Ch. 55-3EXPRESS TRUSTS FOR THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 55-3-21 (2026).

Text

If a trust exists without any appointed trustees, or where all the trustees renounce, die, or are discharged, the circuit court for the county where the trust property or some portion thereof is situated must appoint another trustee and direct the execution of the trust. The court may in its discretion appoint the original number or any less number of trustees.

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Related

Christie v. Dold

524 N.W.2d 866 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1994)

7 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 59.0220.

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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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