The papers provided in §§ 21-22-3 and 21-22-4 shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county where the trust estate or some part thereof has its situs, or if none of the trust estate has its situs in this state, in a county where a beneficiary resides, and if no beneficiary resides in this state, then in the county where the trustee resides.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-22-5

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

Source: Supreme Court Rule, Part 3, Rule 1, September, 1923; Supreme Court Rule 239, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.2603.