Trust Administration Attorneys in South Dakota

27 trust administration firms in South Dakota, by county and firm type.

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27 firms

FirmSioux Falls, SD

Redstone Law Firm LLP

Serves clients throughout South Dakota from its main office on 57th Street in Sioux Falls, with a second location in Pierre. Handles probate and trust administration, and represents clients in will and trust contests, fiduciary-duty claims against trustees or executors, and beneficiary disputes. Formerly Murphy, Goldammer & Prendergast, LLP until December 2015.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1300 W 57th Street, Suite 101Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone: (605) 331-2975

FirmPierre, SD

Riter Rogers, LLP

Serves Pierre and statewide clients from its office on S. Coteau in South Dakota's capital. Assists families after a death with the administration of probate and non-probate estates, including trust administration and post-mortem planning. Also drafts trusts, wills, living wills, and durable powers of attorney, with planning for the transition of a family business or farm.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Successionand 3 more

Office: 319 S. Coteau, PO Box 280Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 224-5825

FirmAberdeen, SD

Ronayne Law Office, P.C.

Serves Aberdeen from its office on 5th Avenue SW. Handles probate and estate settlement, trust formation and administration, and wills, alongside estate planning that takes taxation and business succession into account. Robert M. Ronayne is Board Certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning Law, an Accredited Estate Planner, and is also licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Successionand 2 more

Office: 24 5th Ave SWAberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 225-0100

FirmSioux Falls, SD

Thompson Law, PLLC

Since 2003 · Serves the whole state

Serves families, farmers and ranchers throughout South Dakota from Sioux Falls, with a second office in Grand Forks, North Dakota since a July 2026 merger. Takes executors and trustees through probate and trust administration, from notices to heirs and creditors to tax returns and retitling deeds. Also drafts living trusts, wills and Medicaid plans, licensed in five states.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 8 more

Office: 5027 S. Western AvenueSioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone: (605) 362-9100

Solo PracticeSpearfish, SD

Wilde Law Offices, Prof. LLC

Serves the whole state

Serves Lawrence, Meade, Butte and Pennington counties and the rest of South Dakota from Spearfish, and takes probate matters in North Dakota and Wyoming. Handles testate and intestate probate, estate and trust administration, contested wills and trust disputes, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions, including for out-of-state families. Attorney Dylan Wilde is also a licensed CPA.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 210 West Grant StreetSpearfish, SD 57783
Phone: (605) 717-2020

Solo PracticeSioux Falls, SD

Wilson Legal Planning

Serves Sioux Falls from a solo office on South Crossing Place. Takes families through probate and trust administration and guardianship and conservatorship petitions, and drafts wills, trusts, special needs trusts and Medicaid long-term care plans. Attorney Rebecca Wilson founded it after 18 years in estate planning and elder law and belongs to the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 5117 S Crossing Place, Suite 3Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone: (605) 215-1467

FirmSioux Falls, SD

Woods Fuller Shultz & Smith P.C.

Since 1887

Serves clients from Sioux Falls and Brookings, with two more offices in Sheldon and Sioux Center, Iowa. Handles probate and trust administration and modifies existing trusts under South Dakota law, alongside wills, trusts, business succession, charitable giving and asset protection planning. In Sioux Falls since 1887, with attorneys who also practice in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and North Dakota.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more

Office: 300 S Phillips Avenue, Suite 300Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: (605) 336-3890

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in South Dakota

Free South Dakota forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Pour-Over Will

In South Dakota, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in South Dakota

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in South Dakota: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

How Do I Settle a Trust?

Settling a trust in South Dakota happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's trust statute, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 days, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In South Dakota, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent) unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in South Dakota: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 180 days of appointment; creditors have 4 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.

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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

South Dakota has no state income tax, so only the federal final Form 1040 is due for the decedent; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,000.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in South Dakota take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces no state capital gains tax.

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