Any court of this state that has entered an original decree of marital annulment, dissolution, or legal separation and determined the division of property has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the subsequent motions for omitted assets unless the court that entered the original decree determines a court of another state is a more convenient forum.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-4-79

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2013, ch 118, § 5.