A trustee may make payment of any sum distributable to a minor or other beneficiary under legal disability, without liability to himself, by paying the sum in any one or more of the following ways:

(1) Directly to the beneficiary;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-1A-29

  • 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
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(2) To the conservator of the beneficiary;

(3) Directly for the maintenance, education and general welfare of the beneficiary;

(4) To a parent of the beneficiary; or

(5) To anyone who has custody and care of the person of the beneficiary.

Source: SL 1979, ch 336, § 29; SL 1993, ch 213, § 253.