Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) “Beneficiary,” any person beneficially interested in the trust, as defined in subdivision 55-1-24(1) or who has a direct financial interest in the trust, including a creditor or claimant with any rights or claimed rights against the trust estate if the creditor or claimant demonstrates a previously asserted specific claim against the trust estate;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-22-1

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(2) “Court trust,” any trust which is established or confirmed by the judgment, decree, or order of any court of record of this state or any foreign jurisdiction;

(3) “Fiduciary,” a trustee, custodian, enforcer, trust advisor, trust protector, or trust committee, as named in the governing instrument or order of court, regardless of whether such person is acting in a fiduciary or nonfiduciary capacity;

(4) “Other trust,” any trust which is not a court trust;

(5) “Supervision,” the supervision of the circuit court over the administration of a trust as provided in this chapter;

(6) “Trustee,” the trustee or trustees of any trust which may be supervised under this chapter.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 237, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.2601; SL 2010, ch 232, § 24; SL 2014, ch 226, § 6; SL 2015, ch 240, § 21; SL 2017, ch 204, § 23; SL 2018, ch 275, § 1.