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Code · South Dakota · Title 21 · Chapter 21-36

21-36-4. Intervention in probate proceedings in lieu of bringing action.

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In any of the cases enumerated in §§ 21-36-2 and 21-36-3 , if it shall appear to the attorney general that the condition of the estate is such as will permit the question of the right of succession thereto, including the rights of the state as the ultimate heir of the decedent, to be determined in the course of probate proceedings in the manner provided by law, then the attorney general shall be authorized to institute or to intervene in any probate proceedings affecting such estate, in lieu of the proceedings provided for by this chapter.
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