55-17-9. Matters upon which spouses may agree.
Except as provided in §§55-17-10 and 55-17-11, in a South Dakota special spousal trust, spouses may agree on:
(1)The rights and obligations in the property transferred to the trust, notwithstanding when and where the property is acquired or located;
(2)The management and control of the property transferred to the trust;
(3)The disposition of the property transferred to the trust on dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of another event; if there is no provision in the governing instrument on disposition of the property transferred to the trust on dissolution, South Dakota law on disposition of property on dissolution applies;
(4)The choice of law governing the interpretation of the trust; and
(5)Any other matter that affects the property transferred to the trust and does not violate public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.
Source: SL 2016, ch 231, §37; SL 2018, ch 275, §30.