In the case of a trust for which a marital deduction has been taken for federal tax purpose under I.R.C. section 2056 or 2523, the spouse otherwise entitled to receive the net income of the trust has the right, by written instrument delivered to the trustee, to compel the reconversion during his or her lifetime of the trust from a total return unitrust to an income trust, notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-15-11

  • Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • 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 2002, ch 225, § 11.