Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication of the order for hearing in a legal newspaper of the county in which such petition is filed, once a week for three successive weeks prior to the hearing, and by mailing by regular mail true copies of the order addressed to the life tenant at the life tenant’s last known post office address, to the Department of Social Services in Pierre, South Dakota, to the remaindermen entitled to the property on the expiration of the life estate, and to the heirs or heirs at law of the life tenant at their respective post office addresses as set forth in the petition, at least fourteen days prior to the date of the hearing. The court may, in the order for hearing, require any other or further notice to be given which the court deems reasonable. The department need not be specifically named in the notice and may file a claim for any indebtedness owed pursuant to §§ 28-6-23 to 28-6-27, inclusive, at or before the hearing.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-44-9

  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 37.1205; Supreme Court Rule adopted August 10, 1943; Supreme Court Rule adopted April 19, 1948; SL 1982, ch 174, § 4; SL 1994, ch 229, § 11.