{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-710","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-2-710","heading":"Worthier-title doctrine abolished.","body":"The doctrine of worthier title does not exist in this state either as a rule of law or as a rule of construction. Language in a governing instrument describing the beneficiaries of a disposition as the transferor's \"heirs,\" \"heirs at law,\" \"next of kin,\" \"distributees,\" \"relatives,\" or \"family,\" or language of similar import, does not create or presumptively create a reversionary interest in the transferor.\nSource: SL 1995, ch 167, § 2-710.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-2. INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-2-710","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a6cedfca37330fd68191ed06ad9b129cd67d3a4cbe8f9c847112dec21b0dbf08","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-709","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}