Another benefit of a will is that you get to choose your personal representative. The personal representative is the person who manages your estate. Under South Dakota law, your personal representative has four main duties: (1) to gather your assets, (2) to protect your assets, (3) to pay your debts and expenses (including any taxes), and (4) to distribute the remaining assets to your beneficiaries.
In South Dakota, what is a personal representative?
About Swier Law Firm's Estate Planning & Probate Practice Group
Swier Law Firm has a nationally recognized practice in estate planning and probate law and handles the following types of cases:
- Estate Planning: Wills & Living Trusts
- Legacy Planning
- Family-Owned Businesses & Farms
- Powers of Attorney & Living Wills
- IRA & Retirement Planning
- Asset Protection & Business Planning
- Special Needs Planning
- Trust Administration & Probate
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