<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 21-44-27 - Spousal joint tenancy termination.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2082699Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082699SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082699CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082699Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082699DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082699StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2082699Statute-000000 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082699000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082699NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082699DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082699SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 21-44-27 - Spousal joint tenancy termination."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 21-44-27 - Spousal joint tenancy termination."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=21-44-27"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-44-27" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082699SENU">21-44-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082699SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082699CL">Spousal joint tenancy termination. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699Statute"><span class="s2082699DefaultParagraphFont">If the spouse of a decedent is the sole surviving joint tenant in real property, any interested person may terminate the joint tenancy by furnishing the register of deeds of the county where the property is located with an affidavit setting forth the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082699DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The name and date of death of the deceased joint tenant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082699DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The legal description of the real property held in joint tenancy;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082699DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The name of the surviving spouse of the deceased joint tenant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082699DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    That the surviving spouse of the deceased joint tenant is the sole surviving joint tenant in the real property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699Statute-000000"><span class="s2082699DefaultParagraphFont">The affidavit shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the death certificate of the deceased joint tenant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082699000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082699NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082699DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s2082699SCL">SL 1995, ch 119; SL 1996, ch 149; SL 1999, ch 114, § 1; SL 2021, ch 34, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>