South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-2-506. Choice of law as to execution
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A written will is valid if executed in compliance with § 29A-2-502 or 29A-2-503 or if its execution complies with the law at the time of execution of the jurisdiction where the will is executed, or of the law of the jurisdiction where at the time of execution or at the time of death the testator is domiciled, has a place of abode, or is a national.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-2-506
- 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.
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1995, ch 167, § 2-506.