<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 55-1-49 - Contest regarding settlor's signature. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2072563Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2072563SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072563CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072563Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2072563DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072563000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072563SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072563SCL-000002 { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2072563Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-49"><span class="s2072563SENU">55-1-49</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072563SENU">. </span><span class="s2072563CL">Contest regarding settlor's signature.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072563Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072563DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-46"><span class="s2072563DefaultParagraphFont">55-1-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072563DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-51"><span class="s2072563DefaultParagraphFont">55-1-51</span></a><span class="s2072563DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, a no contest clause is enforceable against a beneficiary to the extent the beneficiary elects to contest or otherwise challenge the settlor's signature whereby such a challenge does not in any manner constitute good, probable, or reasonable cause if the settlor's signature was witnessed by nonrelative witnesses or a duly qualified nonrelative notary public or both.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072563Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072563000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072563Normal"><span class="s2072563SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072563SCL-000002"> SL 2012, ch 233, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html>