{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-705","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-2-705","heading":"Class gifts construed to accord with intestate succession.","body":"Adopted individuals and individuals born out of wedlock, and their respective descendants if appropriate to the class, are included in class gifts and other terms of relationship in accordance with the rules for intestate succession. Terms of relationship that do not differentiate relationships by blood from those by affinity, such as \"uncles,\" \"aunts,\" \"nieces,\" or \"nephews,\" are construed to exclude relatives by affinity. Terms of relationship that do not differentiate relationships by the half blood from those by the whole blood, such as \"brothers,\" \"sisters,\" \"nieces,\" or \"nephews,\" are construed to include both types of relationships.\nSource: SL 1995, ch 167, § 2-705.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-2. INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-2-705","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1ec131a6c9749fa59232b16327e35c5ccc27f47af6e42f54f84e8e5cf270276c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-704","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}