Sections 55-9-7 to 55-9-12, inclusive, shall not apply to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such application would be contrary to the terms of the will, trust instrument, or other governing instrument described in § 55-9-7 and that such will, trust instrument or other governing instrument may not be changed to conform to §§ 55-9-8 to 55-9-12, inclusive.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-9-13

  • 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.

Source: SL 1972, ch 259, § 3.