The South Dakota last will and testament, also known as a will, is a legal document that details the testator’s wishes regarding the distribution of their assets, the upbringing of their children, and other matters after their passing. A personal representative, also known as an executor, is a responsible individual appointed to oversee the distribution of the estate in compliance with the terms of the will.

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Our South Dakota Wills are printable and can be downloaded in case you want to edit or customize the document. We have wills for persons with and without children, and for those who are single, married, and remarried. We also have a specialized will for grandparents.

South Dakota State Statute Governing Wills

South Dakota Codified Laws Chapter 29A-2

South Dakota Will Age Requirements

Age Requirements: An individual eighteen or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will. (South Dakota Codified Law 29A-2-501)

South Dakota Will Witness Requirements

Will Witness Requirements: An individual generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will.

South Dakota Self-Proved Wills

A will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved, by acknowledgment thereof by the testator and affidavits of the witnesses, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state in which execution occurs and evidenced by the officer’s certificate, under official seal.

South Dakota Self-Proved Wills

A will may be revoked by executing a subsequent will that revokes the previous will or part expressly or by inconsistency; or by the testator performing a revocatory act on the will such as burning, tearing, canceling, obliterating, or destroying the will or any part of it, whether or not the revocatory act touched any of the words on the will.