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.
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