{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-55-17-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 55-17-3","heading":"Classification of property--Interest of each spouse.","body":"Spouses may classify all or any of their property as special spousal property by transferring property to a South Dakota special spousal trust established pursuant to this chapter, and by expressly declaring in the trust that the property is community property. Unless there is a specific provision in the governing instrument stating otherwise, each spouse's respective interest in the special spousal property is fifty percent.","path":["TITLE 55. FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS","CHAPTER 55-17. SPECIAL SPOUSAL TRUSTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/55-17-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"aaace1306c41689f5e8d1ce9833eae03ae363b49ad09020d408b4684108a28b8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-55-17-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-55-17-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}